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what's the latency like, since they use some amount of microwave wireless infrastructure?
by devfeed 13y ago
what's the latency like, since they use some amount of microwave wireless infrastructure?
- WizzleKake 13y ago$ ping google.com PING google.com (173.194.33.165) 56(84) bytes of data. 64 bytes from sea09s18-in-f5.1e100.net (173.194.33.165): icmp_req=1 ttl=59 time=0.857 ms 64 bytes from sea09s18-in-f5.1e100.net (173.194.33.165): icmp_req=2 ttl=59 time=0.779 ms 64 bytes from sea09s18-in-f5.1e100.net (173.194.33.165): icmp_req=3 ttl=59 time=0.831 ms
- mikestew 13y agoIf you're asking because you're wondering how bad the latency is, remember that microwave is the speed of light and the most direct route between two points. It'll be better than fiber, all other things being equal. It's possible the bandwidth isn't up to snuff, but latency shouldn't be a problem.
- jsz0 13y agoI'm guessing these microwave links are short enough to blast through poor atmospheric conditions that are very common in a place like Seattle. At greater distances from the provider packet loss (resulting latency problems) could be a legitimate concern.