VPN Users - Do You Prioritize Latency or Bandwidth? (lemmy.fmhy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by blixo@lemmy.fmhy.ml to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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For those out there using VPN's to torrent, do you prioritize a lower latency over higher bandwidth or higher bandwidth over lower latency when selecting your server/region?

Bandwidth is pretty self explanatory but I'm not sure how latency impacts torrenting (mainly for seeding). If anyone can shed some light on this, I'd really appreciate the input!

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[-] CriticalMiss@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

It’s use-case dependent. If I want to game with a VPN (due to region restrictions, or hiding my IP from a potentially rogue community ran server owner) then the choice is obviously latency, because net code in video games doesn’t use a lot traffic but needs to be delivered quickly.

If I need a VPN for my seedbox, then the answer is bandwidth, because I don’t care if it’s a bit slow, but I need lots of bandwidth.