Ask HN: Can US networks handle the coming increase in remote work and school?

#1

Post by koolba » Thu, Mar 12, 2020, 3:12 AM UTC

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Re: Ask HN: Can US networks handle the coming increase in remote work and school?

#2

Post by blacksqr » Thu, Mar 12, 2020, 3:31 AM UTC

Hm, maybe the government should require internet providers to stop artificially throttling bandwidth.

#3

Post by cjbprime » Thu, Mar 12, 2020, 3:32 AM UTC

Sure. All this stuff is background noise compared to the large uses like Netflix and BitTorrent etc.

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Post by skyde » Thu, Mar 12, 2020, 3:34 AM UTC

blacksqr wrote: post #2

Hm, maybe the government should require internet providers to stop artificially throttling bandwidth.

this is a great idea

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Post by skyde » Thu, Mar 12, 2020, 3:37 AM UTC

cjbprime wrote: post #3

Sure. All this stuff is background noise compared to the large uses like Netflix and BitTorrent etc.

Right RDP traffic is not using more than 1.5-megabits/second.

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Post by buboard » Thu, Mar 12, 2020, 8:43 AM UTC

can't they just throttle down netflix ?

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Post by Yeet69 » Thu, Mar 12, 2020, 5:05 PM UTC

buboard wrote: post #6

can't they just throttle down netflix ?

net neutrality

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Post by buboard » Thu, Mar 12, 2020, 5:06 PM UTC

Yeet69 wrote: post #7

buboard wrote: post #6

can't they just throttle down netflix ?

net neutrality

is not mandatory

#9

Post by thechhaya » Thu, Mar 12, 2020, 5:22 PM UTC

am gonna go with a big fat NO!