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Re:It's hard to say who's winning the streaming wars, but cu... by HWR_14 on Friday November 19, 2021 @03:00PM (#29281596)
It's not "no internet". It's "low bandwidth" internet. If it wasn't for streaming or downloading OS updates, would most people need fast internet?
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Re:It's hard to say who's winning the streaming wars, but cu... by majormajor on Friday November 19, 2021 @03:08PM (#29281702)
What do you mean by low bandwidth? 56K dialup? 1.5Mbps DSL? 10Mbit?

Streaming only was able to take off because broadband (back then this wouldn't even have been that much, >~2Mbps) was already widespread. So I'd say yes, nobody liked waiting for slow connections.

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Re:It's hard to say who's winning the streaming wars, but cu... by lotsofpulp on Friday November 19, 2021 @03:32PM (#29282030)
Yes? HD video calls and backing up your personal media. Even an old person can benefit from high upload being able to do a remote doctor visit with an HD camera.
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Re:It's hard to say who's winning the streaming wars, but cu... by sokoloff on Friday November 19, 2021 @03:10PM (#29281715)
Most people working from home (or remote schooling, even occasionally) would need more than low bandwidth internet.
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