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You seem to be confusing latency with bandwidth. Being far from the servers makes a difference for gaming and maybe everyday browsing. But for streaming bandwi
by taligent 14y ago
You seem to be confusing latency with bandwidth.
Being far from the servers makes a difference for gaming and maybe everyday browsing. But for streaming bandwidth is what is important.
Also most sites use CDNs e.g. Akamai, Cloudfront which have content cached pretty close to the user.
- latch 14y agoI'm not confusing them. It's more than just latency and bandwidth..it's about peering and routes. By the time I hit US East from Asia, I'm doing typical ADSL speeds...same (or worse) with Europe. Also, citation needed for your last point. Most sites? I'd be surprised if it was 1%.