 BF69Premium
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN | reply to NetAdmin1
Re: Ok, I have to ask... said by NetAdmin1:With the amount of bandwidth available increasing, do we really need a new protocol to speed up web browsing? If you're on dial-up I'm sure you would |
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 ModusI hate smartassery on forumsPremium
join:2005-05-02
us | Took the words right out of my mouth....we all seem to forget our fellow americans that are not on broadband 
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Not just dialup. Look at the limited bandwidth of the sat services and mobile networks, not to mention people in developing countries. After all, the Internet extends far beyond industrialized nations.
Also, bandwidth usage is often highest when people need critical information, so anything you can do to increase the number of users who can access a Web site can count in those situations. |
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said by BF69:If you're on dial-up I'm sure you would At that speed, a new protocol isn't enough to mitigate the two-fold problem of the high latency's effects on TCP and the low bandwidth. At some point you get slow enough that the connection itself is your main limiting factor.
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