Why Optimum Online > Optimum Online Is Faster
Optimum Online's lightning-fast Internet access takes the waiting out of the Web. Now with Optimum Online Express Link technology, you can access the most popular sites.
Thanks to speeds that are up to 5X faster than phone company High Speed Internet*, Optimum Online lets you download far more content in the same amount of time. Check out our speed chart below and see just how fast Optimum Online is!
For even greater speed check out Optimum Online Boost!
| Download Speeds -- How fast Web sites, e-mails and files are sent to your computer | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File Sizes |  |
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Phone Company High Speed Internet** | ||
| 15 Mbps | 30 Mbps | .768 Mbps | 3 Mbps | ||
| Watch a movie trailer | 6 MB | 3 sec. | 2 sec. | 1 min. | 16 sec. |
| Download 5 songs | 25 MB | 13 sec. | 7 sec. | 5 min. | 1 min. |
| Download software | 60MB | 32 sec. | 16 sec. | 11 min. | 3 min. |
| View a video game demo | 125 MB | 1 min. | 33 sec. | 22 min. | 6 min. |
| Download a movie | 750MB | 7 min. | 3 min. | 3 hrs. | 35 min. |
| Upload Speeds -- How fast you can send an e-mail, upload photos & other files from your computer | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File Sizes | |
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Phone Company High Speed Internet** | ||
| 2 Mbps | 5 Mbps | .128 Mbps | .768 Mbps | ||
| E-mail a large file | 20MB | 1 min. | 30 sec. | 21 min. | 4 min. |
| Share vacation photos | 40MB | 3 min. | 1 min. | 42 min. | 7 min. |
| Upload a video | 100MB | 7 min. | 3 min. | 2 hrs. | 18 min. |
**Optimum Online is up to 5x faster than phone company High Speed Internet.
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