Re:Groups funded by the Koch brothers are campaigning agains...
by michaelmrose on Monday December 18, 2017 @01:36PM
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I don't think measuring the average speed is even remotely a meaningful measure.
Imagine
scenario 1
3 users with gigabit
4 users have dialup
3 users have nothing
Scenario 2:
4 users with gigabit
6 users with nothing
Scenario 3:
10 users have 50 Mbps
In scenario 1 the average is 300 even though only 30% of people have real internet access and 70% either can barely send email or have nothing at all. Scenario 2 is even better at 400 even though most people have nothing.
Another way to look at it is that one person with gigabit is as good as numerically as 20 people with real internet or 100 people with basic internet.
Imagine
scenario 1
3 users with gigabit 4 users have dialup 3 users have nothing
Scenario 2:
4 users with gigabit 6 users with nothing
Scenario 3: 10 users have 50 Mbps
In scenario 1 the average is 300 even though only 30% of people have real internet access and 70% either can barely send email or have nothing at all. Scenario 2 is even better at 400 even though most people have nothing.
Another way to look at it is that one person with gigabit is as good as numerically as 20 people with real internet or 100 people with basic internet.