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		shepherdjerred on Aug 24, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: EPB launches America’s first community-wide 25 gig... > I don't really see the point - impressed that they offered it, but how many people truly need it? Can you imagine the types of applications this would enable if everyone had a 25gbps connection? An Xbox could have a 200GB hard drive. Want to play a different game? Just wait a few seconds, we'll download the latest 150GB Call of Duty.

lotsofpulp on Aug 24, 2022 [–]

More important is high quality high upload bandwidth not hidden behind CGNAT. We could actually move away from having to depend on Microsoft/Apple/Google/Amazon servers to host and deliver personal content.

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