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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?

Published on October 20, 2025
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