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My favourite questionable practice is from Hyperoptic. They advertise gigabit broadband, and this is accurate. But the wifi hotspot they provide is only capabl
by andrewingram 9y ago
My favourite questionable practice is from Hyperoptic. They advertise gigabit broadband, and this is accurate.
But the wifi hotspot they provide is only capable of a small fraction of that (theoretically 130mbit, practically 70mbit), but you can get the full gigabit if you use ethernet. This discrepancy isn't mentioned at any point until you start digging around in the FAQs or in some forums around the internet:
https://support.hyperoptic.com/hc/en-gb/articles/205590822-What-download-speeds-should-I-see-using-a-wireless-connection- https://support.hyperoptic.com/hc/en-gb/articles/205590822-W...
But I plugged in a proper wifi hotspot (one capable of at least gigabit) and I got the full advertised speed.
I believe this is an intentional trick to avoid saturation of their network.