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		jessriedel on April 30, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: SpaceX Gets FCC Approval to Sell Wireless High-Spe... Most potential customers don't know the difference between bandwidth and latency, they just think of it as speed.

shaklee3 on April 30, 2019 [–]

I disagree. I think people equate bandwidth with speed, because that's what all of the commercials and marketing materials say. Latency is hardly ever mentioned.

jessriedel on April 30, 2019 | [–]

Put the average consumer on a gigabit connection with 5 sec of latency and ask them how fast it is.

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