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| SiliconWizard:
--- Quote from: cdev on May 03, 2020, 08:00:59 pm ---My internet connection has taken a nose dive recently, and at times its almost unusable. --- End quote --- Same here. It has almost since the beginning of confinement. Typical downstream close to what we had with ADSL 512K almost 20 years ago during the day (=> 50KB/s to 100KB/s) and long ping times (whereas I have ~1.4MB/s normally). Gets even worse near the end of the day. Gets back to normal at night after midnight or so. Clearly saturated. People complaining. ISPs not saying a word. |
| bd139:
The kids are hammering our connection hard and absolutely no problems so far. This is on Zen ADSL in UK. Look at traffic increase for Mar/Apr... Connection is running 59 down 15 up. |
| Tomorokoshi:
--- Quote from: nctnico on May 02, 2020, 11:30:17 am --- --- Quote from: coppice on May 02, 2020, 10:58:06 am --- --- Quote from: rsjsouza on May 02, 2020, 10:46:36 am ---We use Webex and, even when the system calls are done directly to everyone's cellphone, voice is still routed to IP (the Webex software detects activity and controls mute per individual). --- End quote --- This seems to be mostly a Webex problem, rather than an IP audio problem. Other systems do much better. Many companies who use Webex only use it for the shared desktop functionality, and use another approach for sharing audio. --- End quote --- Agreed. Google hangouts and Goto meeting for example offer excellent sound quality. Needing to repeat yourself is definitely a thing of the past unless you use a crappy service or your internet connection is really bad. --- End quote --- It actually was Webex that we were using. The participant from far away originally connected using computer audio, which was very distorted like a combination of low bit rate and really bad echo cancellation. The quality really wasn't any better after he disconnected and called in over the telephone link. However, other Webex meetings with distant participants were fine. Perhaps issues vary depending on the local routing. |
| chickenHeadKnob:
--- Quote from: coppice on May 03, 2020, 08:51:51 pm --- --- Quote from: Zero999 on May 03, 2020, 07:44:24 pm ---Yes, I doubt temperature makes that much difference. COVID-19 has spread to some tropical countries and on board cruise ships, which would have been pretty well heated. UVB radiation will destroy the virus, but it will only make a difference to picking up the virus on surfaces outdoors, so I doubt the UV index makes that much of a difference. --- End quote --- There are a couple of studies that show a good correlation between case loads and a particular temperature range, but correlation doesn't ensure causality. Remember that most of those warms places with significant case loads were hit early in Spring. Singapore is hot for the whole year, but has so many overworking air cons that you can spend long periods at unreasonably low temperatures there. --- End quote --- The missing bit of information to consider is the serum vitamin D levels in a population and its positive impact on immune response. Levels vary considerably per season in northern countries versus someplace like Australia. The instinct to get some sun in the springtime is strong for Canadians, which I think is driven by underlying biology. |
| cdev:
People should be able to claim a refund if they are not getting the bandwidth they are paying for and it doesnt resolve fairly soon. |
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