Re: Wifi adaptor recommendations

Duncan posted on Mon, 06 Jun 2016 05:25:14 +0000 as excerpted:

> FWIW just did a speed test at the hotel's complimentary wifi level,
> which is what I'm using.  1.3 Mbps down, 1.0 Mbps up.  I'm streaming
> youtube ATM, just fine @ 360p, eyeballing it at ~500-600 kbps average.=20
> Upping to 480p triggers buffering, so obviously won't be doing much
> 1080p the next 2-3 months, but 360p's not too bad @ the complimentary
> level, I suppose.

FWIW, I've been streaming nearly constantly for near 24 hours now, and as=
=20
long as I keep it to 360p and thus under 1 Mbps average, it's=20
surprisingly stable.  The hotel has multiple access points, apparently=20
enough that wifi bandwidth isn't seriously contested, and that 1 Mbit=20
average (allowing 1.3 Mbit for short bursts) level would appear to be a=20
deliberate per-user cap.

Rather better than I had feared and definitely survivable. =3D:^) =20
Tho of course at least 720p streaming, which would extrapolate to 5Mbps,=20
would be nice...

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