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Old Jan 8, 2020, 12:28 am
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Originally Posted by s0ssos
If packets are constantly dropping I'm not sure I would call the connection "good". If the connection is so fast you can only stream gifs, I also wouldn't call it "good".
For most people "good" is the same as "fast". In terms of latency, I doubt you really need low latency because you aren't playing games. And I doubt anybody can play a game well on any plane's connection, as latency is inherently high on a plane's connections, given it is satellite based.
I can stream Netflix with no stuttering, but I can't maintain an SSH connection over VPN.

Call it what you want, but it's "good" and "fast" to the person watching TV, and "bad" to the person trying to manage a server.
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