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		51lver on Dec 20, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Dear Developer, the Web Isn't About You Been a little while since I looked into this, but some devs do test for slow connection usability. The problem is that browser tools for simulating a slow connection don't drop and delay packets semi randomly like radio tech will. They just limit your max speeds.

tomovo on Dec 20, 2018 | [–]

Try Network link conditioner, built-in part of macOS and iOS. It includes options to set bandwidth, packet loss % and latency in each direction.

wbl on Dec 20, 2018 | [–]

Iptables can be used to make a radio imitation.

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