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apawloski
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Google Fiber is live in Kansas City, real-world sp...
Limiting factor is the slowest node in the circuit. Not your connection to the network.
_3u10
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Yes, so if many more people have 1 Gbps connections then it will be easier to establish circuits where the slowest link is a gig link.
alanh
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Perhaps more relevantly, the limiting factor is the upload bandwidth in the circuit. Faster consumer speeds would seem to have a very relevant effect there.
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