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Interesting counterpoint to the "broadband is so much better in Europe" trope. Unless of course we are under strain here in the US as well....
Isn't the trope "broadband is better somewhere else" for most places? Anecdotally, most people I know complain about the connection where they live.
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The largest backbone in the world publishes statistics: https://www.de-cix.net/en/locations/germany/frankfurt/statis...
For clarification, this is not a "backbone" - it is an exchange fabric.
Interesting counterpoint to the "broadband is so much better in Europe" trope. Unless of course we are under strain here in the US as well....
Isn't the trope "broadband is better somewhere else" for most places? Anecdotally, most people I know complain about the connection where they live.
Rural America seems to be an entirely different story.
Does it mean they’ll pay me back for the 4K package?
What if it's still 4k with reduced bit rate ? It's not like netflix 4k looks good anyway, chances are you won't tell the difference
I can definitely see a difference between 1080 and 4K on Netflix. Compared on the same internet connection and streaming device in the same house. One 1080 tv and one 4K tv.
Interesting counterpoint to the "broadband is so much better in Europe" trope. Unless of course we are under strain here in the US as well....
The US response has so far been fairly muted, with a few notable local exceptions. There are a lot more people stuck at home in Europe. In practice, though, at least in Ireland there's been little obvious problem, though you can definitely see an increase: https://www.inex.ie/ixp/statistics/ixp
Please don't immediately flame, I'm just saying objectively, we could stretch hardware out much further. What do you guys think about this?
Kodi and mpv continue to work as normal...
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Isn't the trope "broadband is better somewhere else" for most places? Anecdotally, most people I know complain about the connection where they live.
Moving from Sweden to the US (Florida) I can't say I've noticed much of a difference in connectivity. 100, 200, 300 & 1000MBps is readily available in both places but usually around at 3x the price in the US. Rural America seems to be an entirely different story.