[ih] Evolution of Internet audio and video

[Jack Haverty]

Yes, that's another possibility.  The reports I mentioned were using the 
wifi service on the ship.   It's possible that the ship switches its 
onboard wifi from the satellite network to cell network for some reason 
when it gets close enough to shore.  /Jack

On 9/29/25 18:33, Dave Crocker wrote:
> On 9/29/2025 6:21 PM, Jack Haverty via Internet-history wrote:
>> My speculation is that traffic loads when near a port include all the 
>> land-based users and the network may be overwhelmed.  But that's just 
>> speculation, I have no data
>
> My immediate guess was good satellite bandwidth at sea but poor total 
> cell capacity near shore.
>
> Doing hotspots to cell service is fine for a small number of users, 
> doing modest work, via a very good cell.  But cell service is highly 
> variable and the link usually can't handle large numbers of users or 
> sustained high bandwidth demands.
>
> d/
>

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