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Reliable 25 Gigabit Ethernet via Thunderbolt

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Re: Reliable 25 Gigabit Ethernet via Thunderbolt

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Post by mcny »

cs02rm0 wrote: post #2

Now I just have to contrive the circumstances where this is useful to me. :)

I don't know about the Ethernet part but it bothers me that even wifi has become faster than the wired USB port on our phones.

All I want to do is copy over all the photos and videos from my phone to my computer but I have to baby sit the process and think whether I want to skip or retry a failed copy. And it is so slow. USB 2.0 slow. I guess everybody has given up on the idea of saving their photos and videos over USB?

Re: Reliable 25 Gigabit Ethernet via Thunderbolt

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Post by diogocp »

mcny wrote: post #6
cs02rm0 wrote: post #2

Now I just have to contrive the circumstances where this is useful to me. :)

I don't know about the Ethernet part but it bothers me that even wifi has become faster than the wired USB port on our phones. All I want to do is copy over all the photos and videos from my phone to my computer but I have to baby sit the process and think whether I want to skip or retry a failed copy. And it is so slow. USB 2.0 slow. I guess everybody has given up on the idea of saving their photos and videos over U…

> USB 2.0 slow

Many phones indeed only support USB 2.0. For example the base iPhone 17. The Pro does support USB 3.2, however.

> I guess everybody has given up on the idea of saving their photos and videos over USB?

Correct.

Re: Reliable 25 Gigabit Ethernet via Thunderbolt

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Post by ranguna »

mcny wrote: post #6
cs02rm0 wrote: post #2

Now I just have to contrive the circumstances where this is useful to me. :)

I don't know about the Ethernet part but it bothers me that even wifi has become faster than the wired USB port on our phones. All I want to do is copy over all the photos and videos from my phone to my computer but I have to baby sit the process and think whether I want to skip or retry a failed copy. And it is so slow. USB 2.0 slow. I guess everybody has given up on the idea of saving their photos and videos over U…

Why don't you get a phone with 3.0+ USB?

My last two phones in the last 4 years had at least USB 3.1

Re: Reliable 25 Gigabit Ethernet via Thunderbolt

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Post by jacquesm »

mcny wrote: post #6
cs02rm0 wrote: post #2

Now I just have to contrive the circumstances where this is useful to me. :)

I don't know about the Ethernet part but it bothers me that even wifi has become faster than the wired USB port on our phones. All I want to do is copy over all the photos and videos from my phone to my computer but I have to baby sit the process and think whether I want to skip or retry a failed copy. And it is so slow. USB 2.0 slow. I guess everybody has given up on the idea of saving their photos and videos over U…

Wifi is fast but the latency is terrible and the reliability is even worse. It can go up and down like a yo-yo. USB is far more predictable even if it is a bit slower.
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