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Re:The web sucks if you have a slow connection by falcolas on Wednesday February 08, 2017 @03:52PM (#13601980)
High packet loss and slow connections frequently go hand in hand (TCP over cellular modems).

This effect is exacerbated if the web site you're connecting to changes congestion control and TCP ramp up settings.

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Re:The web sucks if you have a slow connection by phil21 on Wednesday February 08, 2017 @04:42PM (#13602429)
10% packet loss though typically is the threshold of "completely unusable" TCP connections. Depends of course, but 5% I generally think of "severely degraded" (e.g. ssh being almost unusable but still able to get some basic stuff done during a sev0) and 10% being "drive on-location because you aren't getting anything done" territory.
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Re:The web sucks if you have a slow connection by andyana on Wednesday February 08, 2017 @05:31PM (#13602827)
Exactly, but it's not a modern website problem.
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Re:The web sucks if you have a slow connection by falcolas on Wednesday February 08, 2017 @08:29PM (#13603853)
How is it not a modern website problem, if that modern website is being viewed over wireless connections, and follows Google's lead in disabling slow start TCP?
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