Gear
Internet Plan for Streaming: Upload Matters
For streaming, upload speed matters more than download. Learn how to check your plan and what to ask your provider.
The short answer
Check the upload your plan gives, not the download. Run the upload speed test at different times of day, and ask your provider for a steady upload if it drops in the evening.
How to do it in Streamdzy
- Start with the camera and microphone you already own, and test them in Streamdzy with a short recording.
- Add one piece of gear at a time, and check the change in the picture or the sound before buying the next.
- Use the webcam test and the microphone test to measure what you have, before you spend money.
- Use the Health check to see whether your PC can handle the extra camera.
What to know first
Gear advice is general. Prices and models change. Streamdzy works with any camera or microphone your PC or phone can use.
Questions
What upload do I need?
It depends on the picture and the places. The upload test shows what your line carries.
Want all of this in one app?
Streamdzy is a free streaming and recording app for Windows: several cameras, your phone as a camera, going live to many places at once, and recording first so a bad connection never costs you the show.