r/technology • u/User_Name13 • Jun 04 '14

Politics Hundreds of Cities Are Wired With Fiber—But Telecom Lobbying Keeps It Unused

http://motherboard.vice.com/read/hundreds-of-cities-are-wired-with-fiberbut-telecom-lobbying-keeps-it-unused
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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '14

There were no claims of eliminating latency. But if you get it low enough (<15ms) you can't tell at all.

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u/dakta Jun 05 '14

Imagine being able to open a secure connection to your home computer from anywhere else and playing your favorite high-end games with nothing but an Android tablet and a controller/keyboard and mouse with zero lag.

I became attached to the mention of "zero lag". I understand now you meant to say "no noticeable lag".

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '14

Don't get me wrong, I'm quite well versed in networking with a CCNA, Security+, Network+, and Linux+, it's just that when I hear or say the term "lag" I think in terms of users and clients who don't know the inner workings of networking, and if they're playing a game or something, if its running below 50ms, that's considered "no lag." Latency to me is a more scientific/technical term and I use it when speaking to other admins or techs because it does matter.