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Re: FCC proposes higher speed goals (100/20 Mbps) for USF providers


From: Michael Thomas <mike () mtcc com>
Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2022 13:34:57 -0700


On 6/6/22 11:45 AM, Dorn Hetzel wrote:
Agreed, even with a 16TB drive, that's only 16000*8 ~= 128000 seconds of 1-gigabit download rate (under 36 hours) :)


This whole thread is about hypothetical futures, so it's not hard to imagine downloads filling to available capacity.

Mike


On Mon, Jun 6, 2022 at 2:26 PM Chris Adams <cma () cmadams net> wrote:

    Once upon a time, Michael Thomas <mike () mtcc com> said:
    > I meant downloads as in gigantic games. If you give them more
    > bandwidth it just encourages the game makes to build bigger game
    > downloads.

    I don't buy that - users are still constrained on storage,
    especially on
    consoles.
-- Chris Adams <cma () cmadams net>

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