When it comes to picking an internet package, you might just be thinking what one would work for me! But, at Lit Fibre we thought it might be helpful to translate our packages into bite-sized information and real-life examples! Because what actually is 500Mb? We’ll dig right into it...
Back to the basics: What even is a Mb?
Mb, or a megabyte, is simply a measurement for a network that shows how speedy the connection is. So, when you’re looking at broadband packages, they hint to what speeds you can expect on the day-to-day. We don’t want to get too technical about this, but as a general rule of thumb, the higher the number before the Mb, the better!
If you’re feeling bold, head over to our Jargon Buster and put your knowledge to the test. Who knows, you might just be our next Jargon Busting Wizard!
Lit Fibre’s 100Mb package
Lit100 is the perfect package for smaller households who want to full-fibre to make their everyday life easier. It means that your connection would still remain crisp when someone is clicking onto yet another YouTube video, someone else is catching up on their favourite binge-watching show, and you’re gaming away.
• Perfect for two or three house members
• Always symmetrical speeds (upload and download)
• A great internet level up and starter full-fibre package
We’ve done the number crunching and here’s the rundown*...
Gamers, while we’re waiting for 2025 to come around for Grand Theft Auto 6, we wanted you to see for yourself just what a difference full-fibre makes. The rumour has it that GTA 6 will be around 200GB to download, so that’s what we’ve based our below calculations on.
To make our lives a little easier with these download speed calculations, let’s just agree that your typical 4K movie is 14Gb. And so, downloading with a Lit100 package would take around*...
Lit Fibre’s 500Mb package
The Lit500 powers your home with some serious speed that gives you more time to game, binge, shop, stream, and so on. The sky really is the limit! In one go, you’ve got the power to stream 4K videos and hundreds of Zoom calls. Pretty impressive, right?
• Perfect for families, house shares
• Always symmetrical speeds (upload and download)
• Multiple devices at any one time can smoothly steam and surf
• Download time for a typical music album (60Mb) is under 1 second*
Lit Fibre’s 1000Mb package
Quite a few broadband providers stop at 500Mb, but not Lit Fibre! The Lit1000 is the game-changer package that we’re super proud to be connecting so many homes with. Bonus points for remembering this: 1000Mb is equivalent to 1Gb. We could list all the things you could do with this lightning-fast internet, but the list would be pretty endless. What’s not to love?
• The ultimate, fastest speed package available
• Always symmetrical speeds (upload and download)
• Internet perfection for gamers, large households, house shares, smart homes
• Up to 12.9x times faster than the typical broadband*
It’s safe to say that by the time you get your popcorn ready, your 4K movie will be downloaded and ready to watch anywhere, anytime. Sounds pretty good? The biggest shocker about Lit1000 is that it could be cheaper than what you’re currently paying! After all, internet done properly shouldn’t cost an arm and a leg.
* The time calculations in this blog article were based off Uswitch’s Download Time Calculator. It’s always best to connect directly to the Lit Hub, especially when downloading large files to get the top speeds.