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EDGE Can Out-Perform 3G; Here's Why

Posted by kdawson on from the bandwidth-is-the-new-mhz dept.

goombah99 writes "Blackfriars's communications has an interesting discourse on why the practical difference between 3G and EDGE cellphone data networks is less than it appears to be based on a naive bandwidth metric. Their argument is that the user experience of TCP/HTML is much more impacted by latency, error rates, and processor speed than by bandwidth — and Edge had the edge on all three. Additionally, EDGE may consume considerably less power."

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  1. Re:Useless article. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    whilst

    Please stop using this word.

  2. Panda alert by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    It's "Blackfriars'" not "Blackfriar's".

  3. Re:Rubbish! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Don't forget Yngwie Malmsteen. Outperforming Yngwie is impossible. Being a more obnoxious drunk than Yngwie is even more impossible.

  4. Re:Rubbish! by lonesome_coder · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Being a fatter and sweatier slob than he is is also out of the question. That man can shred like there is no tomorrow, though.

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    If you'd just do what we tell you and quit yer gripin' everything would be chocolate sprinkles and rainbows! -AC
  5. Re:Useless article. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    whilst Please stop using this word. Why? It's legitimate English, and whilst (arf!) I don't know where the author is from, it's certainly more common in the UK than in the US.
  6. Re:Diggdot? by stewbacca · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    As a long time Mac user, I take exception to your jab, sire.

    Me Before (about 10 years ago):
    "Why are my fellow Mac users too stupid to use 2 buttons?"

    Me Now:
    "Why do PC zealots keep bringing up the one-button mouse argument when it hasn't been valid for 10 years now?"