High quality streaming video, such as movies from Netflix, is much more bandwidth and data intensive than small videos embedded in websites either as content or advertising. Streaming Video: video received in real time, as opposed to downloading and saving for later viewing. Sometime it is referred to simply as a Wi Fi network. Wireless Router: a device that takes the signal from a modem and transmits it through a radio signal to Wi Fi enabled devices. The modem is connected either directly to a users computer (or other device) or to a router, either wired or wireless to serve multiple connections. Modem: a device located in the consumer premises that receives the signal from the Internet provider network. Internet service plans express their monthly data limits using the abbreviation GB. Gigabyte: a measurement of the amount of data sent or received. Upload Speed: The amount of information your Internet connection can send upstream per second. Bandwidth is often used synonymously with download speed. Bandwidth is typically measured in megabits per second (Mbps) or sometimes gigabits per second (roughly 1000 x Mbps) or kilobits (roughly one tenth Mbps). Bandwidth is also called connection speed or just speed. Bandwidth: The amount of information an Internet connection can deliver per second.
