Jio Fiber New Bronze Plan 30Mbps performance with streaming HD/4K

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technically yes.... let me explain a little so anyone can understand. if we have 30mbps of bandwidth , we can stream any content that is large enough to fit inside this pipe. so it doesnt matter which stream 4k or 2k or 8k (assuming your device is capable of high res playback)... the only important thing is bitrate. any video with bitrate less than 30mbps or 30,000kbps can be streamed via a 30mbps broadband.


edit1: so 100mbps can stream any video with bitrate of 100mbps or 100,000kbps

coming to netflix, prime and youtube, they have dynamic bitrate which will adjust with the speed of the connection. so irrespective of any resolution you stream the bitrate is important. youtube will have low bitrate videos compared to netflix and prime. this dynamic bitrate adjustment is when some video may start at low res low bitrate then move to highres and you will experience better playback and vice versa.

the youtube videos, no matter 4k or 8k will definitely have low bitrate maybe in the range of 6-8mbps.
netflix will not play 4k videos until its algorithm detects a steady connection of 16-25mbps (recommended on its website).
i have no idea about prime since i have tested it.

so finally answering the question.... yes we can have very smooth 4k playback with 30mbps connection via jio.
Gaurav15 said:
This is not correct way to test. Streaming doesn't utilise the bandwidth equal to video bitrate continuously. It will buffer initially during which it will use very high internet bandwidth, then the video will play from the buffer, then it again starts to download video to add to the buffer, spiking internet use and so on. You can't monitor network to see video bitrate. At best you can find average bitrate of the video by accurately determining how much data the app used during the full video stream. But even that will not give you peak bitrate of the variable bitrate video that streaming sites use.
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yes, thats how streaming service works. they only transmit parts of video at given time, then when playback hits certain time closer to end of first part, it fetches the second then so on and so forth.... this algorithm is used in hls protocol (http live streaming).

Edit2: if you want to know more about netflix quality check out "test patterns " video in netflix. let it run so it will show you the resolution bit rate and audio details. which is used to test internet speed and playback capability of the device.
 
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so finally answering the question.... yes we can have very smooth 4k playback with 30mbps connection via jio.
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I think this statement will help a lot of people in opting for the 399 plan instead of 699.

Jio may not hire you. 😄
 
but i am not looking for job atm, ;) but if the number of devices connecting to 30mbps is more than 2, you cannot expect smooth playback. so i would suggest everyone to go for 699 so there is more room for simultaneous streams.
 
zervinb said:
@bhojv74

Also, what about video calls? This will probably be able to be answered by someone who's on symmetric 30Mbps up & down. My assumption is that the opposite person may get better video quality due to the higher upload speed.
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For the receiving side to get higher video clarity , they should have same download speed
 
4K streaming is not only possible but it should be flawless at 30 mbps speed. As we stepped onto living in a manipulated nation from 2014 people have forgotten the fundamentals, the basics.

I've noticed a few remarks like 'Lol 30 mbps' and it's actually them who remarked the same are the real Lol here. Just couple of years ago we all more than happily lived with 2 or max 4 mbps speed and myself with 1.8 mbps (advertised as 2) watched 720p videos on YT without any buffering and 1080p with slight buffering, and paid 1k for the same as well. Even your internet speed has become like a status symbol i see nowadays, like i have 100 mbps you 30 mbps pleb and that automatically puts a question to the 30 mbps users' mind, oh i must be using an ancient plan, no no, I must use 150 mbps from now on etc.

There are many sites where you can just input your speed and resolution and they tell you whether it's possible or not etc it's a very basic thing. I can bet even 20 mbps should be fine for 4K without checking anything. I don't have a clue for 4K 60 fps though.
 
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