Comments on: What makes a fast internet connection? http://mrhorn.com/wp/posts/bandwidth-vs-latency/ Mon, 16 Jan 2012 03:30:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ante http://mrhorn.com/wp/posts/bandwidth-vs-latency/comment-page-1/#comment-396 Ante Sun, 22 Mar 2009 15:01:12 +0000 https://mrhorn.com/wp/?p=445#comment-396 I noticed that if you use comcast as phone, TV, and internet, then whenever the cable fails all three fail together. However if you use verizon for those services, they're mostly independent from each other and most of the time only one fails at a time. Since there is no information on latency given by the salesman, he could have given you a price that is just as good as Comcast or better by offering you those packages that involve TV and phone in addition to internet. Then you can assume equal latency as Comcast (I'd assume the latency was good if verizon is trying to sell its stuff in your area), have equal prices as Comcast, and have the various advantages of the verizon package that the salesman will tell you about. I noticed that if you use comcast as phone, TV, and internet, then whenever the cable fails all three fail together.

However if you use verizon for those services, they’re mostly independent from each other and most of the time only one fails at a time.

Since there is no information on latency given by the salesman, he could have given you a price that is just as good as Comcast or better by offering you those packages that involve TV and phone in addition to internet. Then you can assume equal latency as Comcast (I’d assume the latency was good if verizon is trying to sell its stuff in your area), have equal prices as Comcast, and have the various advantages of the verizon package that the salesman will tell you about.

]]> By: Brandon Horn http://mrhorn.com/wp/posts/bandwidth-vs-latency/comment-page-1/#comment-41 Brandon Horn Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:24:59 +0000 https://mrhorn.com/wp/?p=445#comment-41 While FIOS transmission technology may introduce greater latency than would be achieved using copper wires alone, it is unlikely to be the dominant factor. Cable internet bandwidth is shared whereas FIOS internet connections are dedicated. Any delays introduced by the technology are likely to be dwarfed by the gains from the dedicated connection. While FIOS transmission technology may introduce greater latency than would be achieved using copper wires alone, it is unlikely to be the dominant factor. Cable internet bandwidth is shared whereas FIOS internet connections are dedicated. Any delays introduced by the technology are likely to be dwarfed by the gains from the dedicated connection.

]]> By: Kunal http://mrhorn.com/wp/posts/bandwidth-vs-latency/comment-page-1/#comment-40 Kunal Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:38:40 +0000 https://mrhorn.com/wp/?p=445#comment-40 Oh yea, I've read about the importance of latency. Is there any evidence that the fiber connection that FiOS uses has higher latency that the connection provided by traditional cable internet like Comcast? I think I read somewhere that fiber connection's converstion to light and back causes more latency than the copper cables that cable is transmitted on. Oh yea, I’ve read about the importance of latency. Is there any evidence that the fiber connection that FiOS uses has higher latency that the connection provided by traditional cable internet like Comcast? I think I read somewhere that fiber connection’s converstion to light and back causes more latency than the copper cables that cable is transmitted on.

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