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> I've noticed latency get worse and worse on the Internet since I started using it in the 90s and nobody seems to talk about it. You're remembering incorrectl
by driverdan 10y ago
> I've noticed latency get worse and worse on the Internet since I started using it in the 90s and nobody seems to talk about it.
You're remembering incorrectly then. Dialup latency was in the range of hundreds of ms. Early high speed internet access also had higher latency than modern connections.
If you have latency problems it's likely a problem with your hardware.
- torrent-of-ions 10y agoI don't remember dialup latency. I only remember it having low bandwidth. I'm talking about ADSL latency in the 90s.
- moomin 10y agoLatency for a 56k modem was 180ms. Latency for a voice call on the same line was _much_ smaller. AFAICT, latency from my games console television to my TV is much higher...
- NoGravitas 10y ago300ms was not unusual on a 56k modem, if my memory serves.
- moomin 10y ago180ms is what I got on WirePlay. The number is burnt into my brain. If the machine wasn't co-located, I can envisage it being a lot higher.
- alphapapa 10y agoWhen I accessed the Internet over a "56k" modem connection, my network latency was less than 100 ms, so how could that be possible?
- torrent-of-ions 10y agoYes, I believe you, I meant I don't remember what the latency was.
- jethro_tell 10y agoCable tends to have a higher latency than aDSL. I don't know if that's the tech or just over-subscription on cables part. The trade off is in the bandwidth allowed so people mostly gave up that feature in exchange for enough bandwidth to do other stuff.