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Re:“Multipath” TCP Could Turbocharge Bandwidth by asperous on Monday September 30, 2013 @10:19PM (#6473647)
Isn't part of the point of wifi to dodge your 4G usage limits?

For pcs and the like, very occasionally I do run into a situation where I am connected to two completely different networks. Windows automatically balances them, which is nice, but only at the applications level which is kinda a bummer. It should be by request. This technology which zippers the packets would be really cool.

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Re:“Multipath” TCP Could Turbocharge Bandwidth by toomuchtodo on Monday September 30, 2013 @11:13PM (#6473819)
If its only being used for Siri and Maps, those are both low-bandwidth applications but with high expectations with regards to latency and availability.

I wouldn't recommend it for Netflix or bulk data transfers, but definitely for scenarios where you expect a response almost immediately (Siri, Navigation, Google Now, and so forth).

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