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**Stuart** · 11-09-2010, 20:51

I've yet to be convinced that the gain of 2.5 seconds per search is worth the extra network bandwidth used. Bandwidth used is not significant for a small amount of searches, but the saved time would not be significant either.

For a large amount of searches there could be significant amounts of bandwidth used. It's also worth remembering that the kind of people who who use google enough to benefit from this are likely to learn how to produce efficient searches anyway, which further lessens the usfulness of this service.

11-09-2010, 20:51	#14
Stuart Cable Forum Team Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Sarf east Luhndun. Services: Virgin for TV and Internet, BT for phone Posts: 24,243	Re: Google Search Update I've yet to be convinced that the gain of 2.5 seconds per search is worth the extra network bandwidth used. Bandwidth used is not significant for a small amount of searches, but the saved time would not be significant either. For a large amount of searches there could be significant amounts of bandwidth used. It's also worth remembering that the kind of people who who use google enough to benefit from this are likely to learn how to produce efficient searches anyway, which further lessens the usfulness of this service. __________________ Just to make it clear if a post is bold and is from a team member, it's a moderating decision. If it's not bold or not from a team member, it's not.