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Re: low-latency bandwidth for cheap?

  • From: Deepak Jain
  • Date: Thu Aug 05 00:09:12 2004


Assuming your router supports it and assuming you are primarily browsing, not serving requests, you may want to try one of each. A low-end DSL and cable connection. The chances of both being flakey at the same moment are pretty low [in my experience] and your router should be able to detect fairly quickly if something is amiss.

Then again, I have seen at least 50% of the instability-with-DSL complaints in the last 1 year be related to a bad OS on a router or just a bad router that flakes periodically.

DJ

Jeff Wheeler wrote:


Thanks. I suppose then I'm looking for good, and half and half of fast and cheap, or if not then simply good and cheap and I'll accept the lesser bandwidth.

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Jeff Wheeler
Postmaster, Network Admin
US Institute of Peace


On Aug 4, 2004, at 5:42 PM, Robert Waldner wrote:

On Wed, 04 Aug 2004 17:25:43 EDT, Jeff Wheeler writes:


I'm getting somewhat frustrated with the instability and high latency
of residential cable and DSL offerings, but I love the T1 or greater
bandwidth they offer.  I'd like reasonable bandwidth with low latency
without spending hundreds of dollars per month!

RFC 1925, 7a.

cheers,
&rw
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