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Internet Bandwidth Guide
Summary
These guidelines help priesthood leaders understand which internet bandwidth speeds are needed for common internet uses in meetinghouses.
Directions
Using the guidelines below, consider all of the ways each meetinghouse will use the internet. Order internet service that will meet or exceed the highest speed needed for each building. (This may vary greatly from building to building)
Meetinghouse Internet Guidelines
| Internet Uses | Upload Speed | Download Speed |
| Member and Leader Services (MLS) | 56 Kbps | 128 Kbps |
| General Conference Online Viewing | --- | 512 Kbps |
| Family History Research | 256 Kbps | 512 Kbps |
| Email/General Internet Browsing | 256 Kbps | 512 Kbps |
| Meetinghouse Webcast | Upload Speed
Broadcast Site (Actual Available Bandwidth) |
Download Speed
Receiving Site(s) (Actual Available Bandwidth) |
| Recommended Bandwidth
Important: please see Webcast Network Health and Encoder Settings for specific details. |
10+ Mbps | 20+ Mbps |
| Videoconferencing | Upload speed | Download speed |
| Good Quality (256 Kbps) | 512 Kbps | 512 Kbps |
| Better Quality (384 Kbps) | 768 Kbps | 768 Kbps |
| Best Quality (512 Kbps) | 1 Mbps | 1 Mbps |
Important Note
Even when these guidelines are followed, webcasting and videoconferencing can experience problems if the meetinghouse’s internet connection is being used by other people at the same time as the event. Care should be taken to ensure that the internet connection will not be used by others during videoconferencing or webcasting.
Questions?
Contact the Global Service Center (GSC).