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Re:What Can I Do About Bufferbloat? by StudentStuff on Tuesday July 03, 2018 @01:28PM (#17452053)
Note that the firmware update doesn't fix the issue (which is Intel failed to put much cache on their chips to save $$), but merely helps to lessen the impact of Intel's shoddy hardware engineering. I would still replace your modem with a non-Intel modem ASAP if you want good performance.

This thread covers the issue pretty well: https://www.dslreports.com/forum/r31614833-Equip-Intel-Puma-...

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Re:What Can I Do About Bufferbloat? by philjohn on Wednesday July 04, 2018 @03:29AM (#17455772)
Virgin Media in the UK don't allow third party modems.

I've run a lot of tests since the update, and it's definitely on a par now with my old FTTC connection, jiter especially is much improved.

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