Working from home will have FAR less impact than Netflix

If you're using remote desktop, it's actually very efficient. You used to be able to use remote desktop back in the old dial-up days

Working from home using remote desktop might be about 1/50 the bandwidth of watching Netflix.

In response to this post by TheNuke

Posted: 03/11/2020 at 8:49PM

Will the ISPs be able to support all of the work at home people? -- TheNuke 03/11/2020 8:04PM

You mean in addition to all of the streaming pron & movies in addition... -- EDGEMAN 03/11/2020 8:57PM

Oh man, can't imagine the latencies this week ** -- GoobyPls 03/11/2020 9:26PM

I am curious about this too. Get ready for throttling as people all try -- HokieSignGuy 03/11/2020 8:56PM

It seems like I may have been experiencing that tonight. -- MP4VT2004 03/11/2020 8:58PM

I would think so... to try and avoid a PR disaster.. ** -- HokieSignGuy 03/11/2020 8:59PM

Working from home will have FAR less impact than Netflix -- BigDave 03/11/2020 8:49PM

What about all the folks watching Netflix instead of working? :-) ** -- Hokie360 03/11/2020 8:51PM

LOL, true -- BigDave 03/11/2020 9:10PM

The bigger problem may be your company's ability to handle that volume -- Hokie360 03/11/2020 8:46PM

Generally speaking... -- Virtual Hokie 03/11/2020 8:37PM

Hope you're right ** -- astrohokie 03/11/2020 8:44PM

I've been wondering the same thing. ** -- MP4VT2004 03/11/2020 8:17PM

Add in all the colleges going on line 🙁 ** -- astrohokie 03/11/2020 8:14PM

I would think, I mean, if they're doing spreadsheets and writing stuff... -- `lag 03/11/2020 8:11PM

I'm doubtful .. I know Cox ISP sucks balls on a normal day ** -- FfxStationHokie 03/11/2020 8:08PM

Working from home will have FAR less impact than Netflix

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