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Lucacrebbe
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Use internet fiber optic or Normal cave connection? (Wifi)
5G?
Which is the fastest?
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Derek27
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I've never heard of 5G?

Fibre-optic cable is far faster and more reliable than 4G.
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ShaunWhite
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The speed is almost irrelevant, it's the ping that's important.
Emmson
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Would my Ping put me at a distinct disadvantage?
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ShaunWhite
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Emmson wrote:
Thu Apr 26, 2018 1:24 pm
Would my Ping put me at a distinct disadvantage?
Depends if every nanosecond counts for you.
Mine's about 14 (so 7 to get there) which I think is pretty std unless you want to lay your own cable. Can't do much about it so I never even worry about it.
Emmson
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I raised this issue on BetAngel's YouTube about a year ago in the comments and Peter gave this reply

"No, pre-race trading isn't that time sensitive. I've traded from all manner of locations with varying pings and not had a problem."
dt888
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In my opinion it depends on your trading style

My scalping would be a lot harder with a bad ping but it wouldn't affect my swing trading as much
Lucacrebbe
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ShaunWhite wrote:
Thu Apr 26, 2018 1:03 pm
The speed is almost irrelevant, it's the ping that's important.
How are you able to calculate the ping that an internet connection could ever have, when buying an internet SIM, fiber optic monthly plan?
Lucacrebbe
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dt888 wrote:
Fri Apr 27, 2018 12:44 pm
In my opinion it depends on your trading style

My scalping would be a lot harder with a bad ping but it wouldn't affect my swing trading as much
do you mean ping to the server? You could also choose a server which is the nearest to Betfair having an Edge?
dt888
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Yeah. When I upgraded to fibre optic a few years ago, ping went from about 30-40ms down to 5-10ms
mobius
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Do not use this one!
'It's a hacker's paradise out there'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-43879931
You never know who or what ....
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