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Ha! If I want to download a particularly big file, I use tethering via my phone. Seriously, about 90Mbit/s download on the phone, that's faster than most plac
by jlokier 7y ago
Ha!
If I want to download a particularly big file, I use tethering via my phone. Seriously, about 90Mbit/s download on the phone, that's faster than most places I've worked and also faster than my home connection.
It was so obviously better, that I switched home to be on 4G instead of ADSL, because the 4G was both cheaper and faster. It's working out well, but the phone still manages to be faster than the router.
- wenc 7y agoYes. Most people don't realize this. (4G phone >> home internet) I tether my iPad to my 4G phone because the latency/bandwidth is much higher than my home internet (40mbps). I ran Speedtest on my phone vs my desktop with a wired connection to the router and learned that my 4G wireless connection was faster.
- stOneskull 7y agoI think most of my town must use 4G at home because between 4pm and midnight my ping is too annoyingly high to play counterstrike
- fpoling 7y agoIn Norway if one has a copper phone line into house, then the speed is typically bound by 40 Mbit/s. And it is not just rural areas. The apartment I live in is close to the center of Oslo. But as it is an old building with few flats it is not profitable to lay down the fiber even if it is just extra 10 meters from the near office building. With 4G with a good phone or modem one gets 50-300 MBit/s depending on the provider and coverage.