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The name "bufferbloat" is falling out of favor. First off, it has a horrible sound... And it doesn't really give an intuitive sense of what's wrong. Referring
by richbhanover 4y ago
The name "bufferbloat" is falling out of favor. First off, it has a horrible sound... And it doesn't really give an intuitive sense of what's wrong.
Referring to "latency" or (my favorite) "responsiveness" is better.
And I was encouraged to see this recent ZDNet article that mentioned the "ping rates" of 600-1000 msec, and notes that these would cause videoconferencing or gaming to be unusable.
https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/networking/i-tried-deltas-new-free-inflight-wi-fi-heres-how-fast-it-was/ https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/networking/i-tried-del...
And as @giuliomagnifico points out, you can fix it yourself if you get the right router.