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Why is it physically impossible to achieve sub-250ms playback on cellular networks if audio is only fetched after the user clicks Play?
A
Because cellular towers block audio files
B
Because DNS resolution, TCP handshakes, TLS 1.3 negotiation, and HTTP headers alone take 200–300ms before media bytes arrive
C
Because HTML5 <audio> tags only run on Wi-Fi
D
Because MP3 files must be verified by the government
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