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		spacedcowboy 54 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The "996" schedule of working 9am-9pm, 6 days a we... For the first time, ever, I’m wondering if I actually need the fastest service… But it’s not 1.6Gbit - there’s a local service provider (as opposed to the generic list the estate-agents site uses) which offers 10Gbit (because it’s the UK you have to quote median speed, so they quote 7Gbit). I know because that’s what the previous owner had, he ran a business from there. I’m sorry, I guess that really is rubbing it in :)

octo888 53 days ago [–]

> For the first time, ever, I’m wondering if I actually need the fastest service…

I have gigabit and it's kind of wasted as now more than ever, a VPN is useful (bordering on required) for a proper Internet access.

I do whitelist my usenet server, so it's handy for that at least

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