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The CityFibre Latency Lottery: Is Your "Alt-Net" ISP Costing You Performance?
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The CityFibre Latency Lottery: Is Your "Alt-Net" ISP Costing You Performance?
I've had a pile of latency on CityFibre forever, with different ISPs, in different locations. Is there more to this story?
YouTube is becoming unusable - Sign in to confirm that you're not a bot
Sign in to confirm you're not a bot? Have you had this error? I absolutely have. Let's dive into why...