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 Maxis Fibre promo, WoW latency?, How is the latency for US servers?

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Areas Elysian
post Jun 21 2012, 02:52 PM

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QUOTE(batusaix @ Jun 18 2012, 11:04 PM)
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Easiest way to explain.

Bandwidth = Porsche Cayenne (1 driver + 4 passengers)
Latency = Formula 1 Car (1 driver)

Bandwidth = how much data can move at the same time (10mbps)
Latency = how fast the data can get from A to B (10ms)

Of course there are also other things to take into account. The path at which your data travels also adds to your latency. Think of it as air travel. Fly direct from KL to London, or to go from KL -> Singapore -> Dubai -> London. Each jump adds to your latency.

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post Jun 21 2012, 09:25 PM

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QUOTE(Areas Elysian @ Jun 21 2012, 02:52 PM)
Easiest way to explain.

Bandwidth = Porsche Cayenne (1 driver + 4 passengers)
Latency = Formula 1 Car (1 driver)

Bandwidth = how much data can move at the same time (10mbps)
Latency = how fast the data can get from A to B (10ms)

Of course there are also other things to take into account. The path at which your data travels also adds to your latency. Think of it as air travel. Fly direct from KL to London, or to go from KL -> Singapore -> Dubai -> London. Each jump adds to your latency.
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