Can a pigeon with 3 TB of flash drives outrun gigabit ISP transfers?

Yes, a Pigeon is Faster for Data Transfer than Gigabit Fiber Internet::A decade ago, a pigeon with a 4 GB memory stick outran an ISP’s ADSL service. A 2023 rematch features a bird with 3 TB of flash drives vs gigabit internet.

  • NightAuthor@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    10 months ago

    Idk, but depending on your use case, you can probably use the data straight from the drive without transferring it to local storage.

    • qtw@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      10 months ago

      In that case you could also just remotely access the usb stick through the internet without transfering all the data. In the video the guy includes the upload time from the USB stick. USB sticks can transfer data at up to 5gbit/s so it is still faster against a 1 gbit/s internet connection.