this post was submitted on 19 Dec 2023
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Lower latency than broadband...?
If you're getting >100s ping times you might want to have them come out to check your lines.
Something tells me you're not getting sub 100ms latency with broadband over 19 million miles
I mean, if their point was that a straight-shot laser had lower point-to-point latency than a system with a bunch of non-direct links, intermediate switches, routers, mix of copper and fiber, etc... Well, no kidding.
Didn't say anything about 100ms though. I was guessing maybe they read 100ms though. Still not sure what the point was.