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Post #1132786

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yhwx
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If you need to B*tch about something... this is the place
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Date created
19-Nov-2017, 9:12 PM

yhwx said:

Hey, that’s one of the few GIFs that will load on my DSL connection.

Speaking of which, I’d like to formally b*tch about how my T-Mobile cellular connection is, at best, one-hundred times better than the Internet I have at home. This is the best speed-test I have ever received with T-Mobile:

97.14 megabits per second download; 24.38 megabits per second upload; 33 millisecond ping

Now, my wireline connection:

1.27 megabits per second download; 0.19 megabits per second upload, 14 millisecond ping

This is ludicrous. While I usually get speeds like this from T-Mobile:

that’s still a massive improvement. I’ve taken to not using hotel WiFi on my phone at all, just using the cellular data connection. The fact that that ensures my security and privacy as well is an added bonus.

The catch is that T-Mobile’s coverage barely reaches where I live, but it reaches most of the places I go to. And even though this is an unlimited plan, there’s a cap at which they will start throttling if you go over, so I’d never be able to use this as a substitute for an actual grounded Internet connection.

Ugh.