Home Internet Minimum System Requirements
Here's what your computer needs to run your Home Internet service:
Internet Speed: less than 12 Mbps
Operating System: Windows
| Minimum Requirements | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
Operating system |
Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7 - with latest service packs |
Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7 - with latest service packs |
Computer processor |
233 MHz (Windows XP) |
300 MHz (Windows XP) |
Computer memory |
512 MB |
512 MB (Windows XP); 2 GB (Windows Vista / Windows 7) |
Hard drive (free disk space) |
1.5 GB (Windows XP); 20GB (Windows Vista / Windows 7) |
5 GB (Windows XP); 40 GB (Windows Vista / Windows 7) |
Operating System: Mac OS
|
Minimum Requirements | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
Operating system |
Mac OS 10.3 and up |
Mac OS 10.4 and up |
Computer processor |
G3 233 MHz |
G3 MHz and up |
Computer memory |
128 MB (10.3); 256 GM (10.4); 1 GB (10.5/10.6) |
512 MB (10.4); 1 GB (10.5/10.6) |
Hard drive (free disk space) |
1.5 GB (10.3); 4 GB (10.4); 5 GB (10.5/10.6) |
5 GB |
Internet Speed: 12 Mbps to 25 Mbps
|
Minimum Requirements | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
Ethernet card |
100 Mbps |
1 Gbps |
Operating system |
Windows Vista, Windows 7 with latest service packs or Mac 10.4 |
Windows 7 with latest service packs or Mac 10.6 |
Computer processor |
1 GHz (Windows); Core Solo 1.5 GHz (Mac) |
2 GHz (Windows); Core Duo 1.83 GHz (Mac) |
Computer memory |
1 GB |
4 GB |
Hard drive (free disk space) |
20 GB |
20 GB |
Internet Speed: 50 Mbps or more
|
Minimum Requirements | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
Ethernet card |
1 Gbps |
1 Gbps |
Operating system |
Windows Vista, Windows 7 with latest service packs or Mac 10.4 |
Windows 7 with latest service packs or Mac 10.6 |
Computer processor |
2 GHz (Windows); Core Solo 1.5 GHz (Mac) |
2 GHz (Windows); Core Duo 1.83 GHz (Mac) |
Computer memory |
1 GB |
4 GB |
Hard drive (free disk space) |
20 GB |
20 GB |
