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Real world speed, hard wired. http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/4084419705 http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/4084419705 https://instagram.com/p/oRf3z3hgzW/ h

by SQL2219 12y ago

Real world speed, hard wired. http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/4084419705 http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/4084419705 https://instagram.com/p/oRf3z3hgzW/ https://instagram.com/p/oRf3z3hgzW/ https://instagram.com/p/wBzu2SBgxW/ https://instagram.com/p/wBzu2SBgxW/

vegardx 12y ago
You can't really call it real world speeds when latency is less than a millisecond, then you've hardly even exited the internal backbone of your ISP. Generally when accessing things abroad or somewhat far away the throughput will drop to 150-500Mb/s. So, not bad at all, but don't expect those speeds everywhere. On a side note, my current ISP just started rolling out 10Gb/s here. The geek in me really wants to get it, but I'm having a real hard time even making up excuses for the added cost, around $700, compared to $40 for gigabit.
- blubblub 12y ago
  > Generally when accessing things abroad or somewhat far away the throughput will drop to 150-500Mb/s. Isn't that usually caused by TCP and bandwith-delay product and not the connection itself?
  - vegardx 12y ago
    A combination of that and congestion on transit providers, I think. The biggest issue with a really fast connection is that your wireless becomes the bottleneck, even if you buy really expensive gear.
    - CyberDildonics 12y ago
      wireless and fiber? that's like putting ice cubes in wine
      - vegardx 12y ago
        Sure is, but it's kind of impractical to always have a wire connected to your laptop. Sort of defeats the purpose of a portable computer.
- gonzo 12y ago
  > You can't really call it real world speeds when latency is less than a millisecond I have a Grande 1Gbps connection here in Austin (Google has not yet built out my neighborhood), and it's around 3.5ms RTT to work over the IPsec VPN (pfSense on both ends). 9 hops in-between, and yes, I leave one ISP and enter another.
- batbomb 12y ago
  of course, it could be rounding up if the server is more than 50 miles away. 1ms is about 100 miles at 68% the speed of light. Physics is a bitch.
sliverstorm 12y ago
Ok, I had been thinking I had little use for 1Gbit fiber (I have a 3mbit connection and it works for me) but those latency numbers have me excited.
- MichaelApproved 12y ago
  a fiber Internet connection is different. 3mb is fine for browsing but fiber opens up the possibility of using the Internet for things like offsite backups.

by SQL2219 12y ago

vegardx 12y ago

You can't really call it real world speeds when latency is less than a millisecond, then you've hardly even exited the internal backbone of your ISP. Generally when accessing things abroad or somewhat far away the throughput will drop to 150-500Mb/s. So, not bad at all, but don't expect those speeds everywhere. On a side note, my current ISP just started rolling out 10Gb/s here. The geek in me really wants to get it, but I'm having a real hard time even making up excuses for the added cost, around $700, compared to $40 for gigabit.

blubblub 12y ago
> Generally when accessing things abroad or somewhat far away the throughput will drop to 150-500Mb/s. Isn't that usually caused by TCP and bandwith-delay product and not the connection itself?
- vegardx 12y ago
  A combination of that and congestion on transit providers, I think. The biggest issue with a really fast connection is that your wireless becomes the bottleneck, even if you buy really expensive gear.
  - CyberDildonics 12y ago
    wireless and fiber? that's like putting ice cubes in wine
    - vegardx 12y ago
      Sure is, but it's kind of impractical to always have a wire connected to your laptop. Sort of defeats the purpose of a portable computer.
gonzo 12y ago
> You can't really call it real world speeds when latency is less than a millisecond I have a Grande 1Gbps connection here in Austin (Google has not yet built out my neighborhood), and it's around 3.5ms RTT to work over the IPsec VPN (pfSense on both ends). 9 hops in-between, and yes, I leave one ISP and enter another.
batbomb 12y ago
of course, it could be rounding up if the server is more than 50 miles away. 1ms is about 100 miles at 68% the speed of light. Physics is a bitch.

sliverstorm 12y ago

Ok, I had been thinking I had little use for 1Gbit fiber (I have a 3mbit connection and it works for me) but those latency numbers have me excited.

MichaelApproved 12y ago
a fiber Internet connection is different. 3mb is fine for browsing but fiber opens up the possibility of using the Internet for things like offsite backups.