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300ms latency is closer to geo-synchronous satellite than decent terrestrial broadband or even next gen satellite.

Last time I used a WISP, the expected latency was something like half the best case for comcast or sonic dsl, and bandwidth was 6mbps symmetric.

When set up right, latency is ~zero queuing delay plus the speed of light to a peering closet ~3 miles away.

This was with Canopy gear and unwired ltd; unwired is at least one generation newer than that now. FWIW, Musk's rainbows-and-unicorns low orbit satellite internet is targeting 25ms.



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