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January 31, 2013

Is US Improving in Broadband Performance?

Doug T writes:

Actually, the US has somewhat improved in recent years in broadband performance (and that isn't the issue anyway, because sometimes Jeff has fast downloads)

http://www.sfgate.com/technology/dotcommentary/article/U-S-Internet-speed-better-but-still-lags-4226130.php

The problem is more likely on the server side. If the server is getting hammered, it will deliver downloads more slowly. In particular, some servers are programmed to download slowly -- especially with older podcasts.

Posted at 03:33 PM in Web/Tech | Permalink

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