corbin@infosec.pub to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 9 months agoCable can't compete with 5G home internet, so it's cheatingwww.spacebar.newsexternal-linkmessage-square61fedilinkarrow-up182arrow-down10cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.ml
arrow-up182arrow-down1external-linkCable can't compete with 5G home internet, so it's cheatingwww.spacebar.newscorbin@infosec.pub to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square61fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.ml
minus-squarecobra89@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up5·edit-29 months agoDefine “good” ping. (Latency is the proper term) Edit: Nvm, just saw your other comment. 50ms isn’t bad. 30ms+ is high for cable in my experience. I was getting routinely in the high teens and low 20s. On fiber I get less than 10ms.
minus-squareColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up3·9 months agoThat’s all the way through the gateway using its wifi, too. I’m sure if I plugged in the ethernet cable and skipped the wifi it would shave off like 10ms. Can’t beat it for just $30 a month.
Define “good” ping. (Latency is the proper term)
Edit: Nvm, just saw your other comment. 50ms isn’t bad.
30ms+ is high for cable in my experience. I was getting routinely in the high teens and low 20s.
On fiber I get less than 10ms.
That’s all the way through the gateway using its wifi, too. I’m sure if I plugged in the ethernet cable and skipped the wifi it would shave off like 10ms.
Can’t beat it for just $30 a month.