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Swiss ISP init7 launches unlimited symmetrical gbit FTTH for $73/month

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Re: Swiss ISP init7 launches unlimited symmetrical gbit FTTH for $73/month

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Post by icebraining »

lugg wrote: post #2

Fuck it I'm moving to Switzerland. Honestly if I could find symmetrical adsl2 I'd be happy. Download speed is nice but I'm a gamer upstream is everything.

Upstream? As a gamer myself, I'd rather have low latency. Games don't need that much bandwidth anyway, downstream or upstream.

Re: Swiss ISP init7 launches unlimited symmetrical gbit FTTH for $73/month

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Post by Spittie »

lugg wrote: post #2

Fuck it I'm moving to Switzerland. Honestly if I could find symmetrical adsl2 I'd be happy. Download speed is nice but I'm a gamer upstream is everything.

Games don't use much bandwidth, what you need is a low ping (you get in with ADSL by being near the central, and having your ISP set you a fastpath profile). Unless you need that bandwidth to stream what you're playing.

"symmetrical asymmetrical DSL" is an oxymoron, but where you get ADSL you can usually get SDSL/SHDSL. It's just going to be a lot more expansive :)

ADSL is pretty much a death technology, and the sooner we leave it behind the better. There is Annex M which could give a decent boost in upload (~3mbit) but it has seen a very low adoption rate.

Re: Swiss ISP init7 launches unlimited symmetrical gbit FTTH for $73/month

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Post by illumen »

ojii wrote: post #5
lugg wrote: post #2

Fuck it I'm moving to Switzerland. Honestly if I could find symmetrical adsl2 I'd be happy. Download speed is nice but I'm a gamer upstream is everything.

Move to Tokyo and get symmetrical FTTH for ~30USD/month.

Just move inside a rack. There's a lot of buzzing noise, but it's cold, dark, and there's good internet access.

Re: Swiss ISP init7 launches unlimited symmetrical gbit FTTH for $73/month

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Post by zokier »

icebraining wrote: post #6
lugg wrote: post #2

Fuck it I'm moving to Switzerland. Honestly if I could find symmetrical adsl2 I'd be happy. Download speed is nice but I'm a gamer upstream is everything.

Upstream? As a gamer myself, I'd rather have low latency. Games don't need that much bandwidth anyway, downstream or upstream.

Maybe he likes to stream his gaming to twitch or something, I've heard that is a thing nowdays.

Re: Swiss ISP init7 launches unlimited symmetrical gbit FTTH for $73/month

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Post by zokier »

cliveowen wrote: post #4
lugg wrote: post #2

Fuck it I'm moving to Switzerland. Honestly if I could find symmetrical adsl2 I'd be happy. Download speed is nice but I'm a gamer upstream is everything.

Symmetrical ADSL is an oxymoron, the word you search for is SDSL.

I don't think anyone uses SDSL anymore, VDSL2 is where the action is at (in DSL tech).
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