• PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca
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    6 hours ago

    Wtf dude, that was the example you provided, and then you mocked it. Make up your mind.
    If it was a shitty example, why did you use it?

    What would be a good example of things people commonly want and have access to but that wireless cant do?

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      4 hours ago

      They’re saying 50Mbps 4k is shitty, not that 4k is a bad example. Modern Wi-Fi can definitely handle high-bitrate video 99% of the time, but that 1% where someone turns on a microwave can cause hella buffering. If you have the ability to run ethernet there’s no benefit to using Wi-Fi.

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        2 hours ago

        Seriously, I was going to add my WiFi6e is theoretically way overkill for my limited usage and that’s supported by speed tests, yet I do notice its limitations while gaming. It’s got the bandwidth, it’s even got the low latency, but it also has the glitches. Until that speed is reliable enough to never impact my games, it’s not worth being my first choice

        Even then, wired is better where appropriate because it just works. The more devices I can put on Ethernet, the fewer require the extra setup of wifi, the extra risks to eavesdropping and single points of failure, and yes the fewer where I ever have the frustration of glitches

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        2 hours ago

        Why are you limited to 50Mbps 4k, if not limited by the server? I haven’t had an issue with microwaves in like a decade. Maybe it’s an issue for people with bachelor apartments where their router and microwave are on the same table?

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        2 hours ago

        What do you consider a reliable connection?

        I just tested my connection to my ISP on my wireless gaming computer, and I got:
        2ms ping
        0ms jitter
        0% packet loss\

        500mbps down
        And almost those same numbers from my phone in the next room.

        So what do you consider the qualifications for “reliable” connect, if that doesn’t meet them?

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            1 hour ago

            Lol wtf are you doing to your AP or PC that the signal suddenly “gets weak” 🤣
            That’s not an actual thing people have to worry about