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02-17-2007, 12:06 PM

Bob wrote:
> On Feb 15, 11:35 pm, Zynnoushes <s...@wicked.net> wrote:
>> shauny wrote:
>>> Richard Kelly wrote:
>>>> "Basement" <wvandek...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:45d4b8e8$0$329$e4fe514c@news.xs4all.nl...
>>>>> I found this quite interesting. How are you americans thinking about
>>>>> this:
>>>>> quote Slashdot:
>>>>> "When It Comes To Broadband, U.S. Plays Follow The Leader says a
>>>>> story in IWeek. Their thesis is that, while broadband access in the
>>>>> United States rose from 60 million users in March 2005 to 84 million
>>>>> in March 2006, the US is well behind countries like England and
>>>>> China. Indeed, what you may not realize is that the U.S. ranks a
>>>>> surprisingly poor 12th in worldwide broadband access, a situation
>>>>> which could threaten its ability to maintain its technological lead.
>>>>> The federal government is no help: the FCC has almost no data on the
>>>>> rate of hi-speed adoption, or of what the speed and quality of those
>>>>> services are. Broadband is more expensive here than in other nations,
>>>>> as well, almost 10 times as expensive by some estimates. The cost and
>>>>> poor quality of service aren't from population density, aren't from
>>>>> lack of interest, and are not from lack of technical know-how. So,
>>>>> what is holding us back?
>>>> Try living in Australia. We only just got ADSL2 (24mbps) broadband in
>>>> the last 12 months or so, and it is only available in capital cities
>>>> (and only some suburbs in those cities). This 24mbps is the maximum
>>>> speed - actual speeds vary greatly depending on usage in the
>>>> neighbourhood. The fastest ADSL the rest of us can get is 1.5mbps
>>>> (with some 8mbps plans now being offered, but not many). I have what
>>>> is considered in Australia as a hardcore plan (1.5mbps, 50 gig a month
>>>> download) and it costs me AU$79.95 per month (around US$63 per month).
>>>> If I was able to get ADSL2, this plan would be AU$89.95 for the same
>>>> data volume. I have been on this plan for a few years now and it is no
>>>> longer offered. The closest plan my ISP (one of the leaders in
>>>> Australia) currently offers is 1.5mbps, 25 gig download, AU$69.95. An
>>>> 8mbps plan is AU$99.95 per month with 40 gig included download (which
>>>> I would chew through in a couple of days at that speed).
>>>> Then there are the people that can't get ADSL at all (more than about
>>>> 5km from the nearest exchange). Australia is very sparsely populated
>>>> across a great distance, so there are a lot of households in this
>>>> situation. They might be able to get wireless or ISDN, but the
>>>> majority have dialup, which is worse than being taken roughly from
>>>> behind by Hitler's corpse.
>>>> At the end of the day, if you live in a capital city in Australia you
>>>> can get decent broadband but at a hefty price.
>>>> What's the state of affairs in other countries? What type of plan are
>>>> you all on?
>>> NZ is *thinking* about getting ADSL2. I'm on "unlimited" (yeah, right)
>>> with a 20gb cap for $NZ60.
>>> Maximum realistic download speeds are around 15-20kb/s
>>> All p2p traffic is disabled, but I think that they are only blocking
>>> common data ports, cos I can still download stuff.
>> I can download around 50k on a regular file. Which pales in comparison
>> to my 300 - 600K on a regular file from the cable line I had.
>>
>> --
>> Knowledge is power, unfortunately nobody cares about what I know!
>>
>> "And remember: two thirds of happiness...is penis"
>> -Dennis Miller
>>
>> .:s|0|z:.
>
>
> When I dl movies and shows through torrent I usually dl between
> 100-150mbs(or is it kbs?). I downloaded a Pink Floyd
> concert...goodsized file,show was like 3 houre long. I ended up
> getting up to 999mbs(or kbs) and up to like 25 whaterer comes next for
> mb/kb. I almost wet myself...whole thing finished is like 15 or 20
> mins. a lot of times I;ll stay around 60....had a full season of a
> show going the other day and it was staying in the teens for the most
> part! Pissed me off...took like a day and a half. Is there any program
> you can get to boost torrent speed?
>
> --
>
> -Bob
>

Holy shit dude! Takes me between a week and a month to get 1 movie!

02-17-2007, 12:06 PM	#21 (permalink)
shauny Guest n/a posts () gifts	Re: broadband Bob wrote: > On Feb 15, 11:35 pm, Zynnoushes <s...@wicked.net> wrote: >> shauny wrote: >>> Richard Kelly wrote: >>>> "Basement" <wvandek...@hotmail.com> wrote in message >>>> news:45d4b8e8$0$329$e4fe514c@news.xs4all.nl... >>>>> I found this quite interesting. How are you americans thinking about >>>>> this: >>>>> quote Slashdot: >>>>> "When It Comes To Broadband, U.S. Plays Follow The Leader says a >>>>> story in IWeek. Their thesis is that, while broadband access in the >>>>> United States rose from 60 million users in March 2005 to 84 million >>>>> in March 2006, the US is well behind countries like England and >>>>> China. Indeed, what you may not realize is that the U.S. ranks a >>>>> surprisingly poor 12th in worldwide broadband access, a situation >>>>> which could threaten its ability to maintain its technological lead. >>>>> The federal government is no help: the FCC has almost no data on the >>>>> rate of hi-speed adoption, or of what the speed and quality of those >>>>> services are. Broadband is more expensive here than in other nations, >>>>> as well, almost 10 times as expensive by some estimates. The cost and >>>>> poor quality of service aren't from population density, aren't from >>>>> lack of interest, and are not from lack of technical know-how. So, >>>>> what is holding us back? >>>> Try living in Australia. We only just got ADSL2 (24mbps) broadband in >>>> the last 12 months or so, and it is only available in capital cities >>>> (and only some suburbs in those cities). This 24mbps is the maximum >>>> speed - actual speeds vary greatly depending on usage in the >>>> neighbourhood. The fastest ADSL the rest of us can get is 1.5mbps >>>> (with some 8mbps plans now being offered, but not many). I have what >>>> is considered in Australia as a hardcore plan (1.5mbps, 50 gig a month >>>> download) and it costs me AU$79.95 per month (around US$63 per month). >>>> If I was able to get ADSL2, this plan would be AU$89.95 for the same >>>> data volume. I have been on this plan for a few years now and it is no >>>> longer offered. The closest plan my ISP (one of the leaders in >>>> Australia) currently offers is 1.5mbps, 25 gig download, AU$69.95. An >>>> 8mbps plan is AU$99.95 per month with 40 gig included download (which >>>> I would chew through in a couple of days at that speed). >>>> Then there are the people that can't get ADSL at all (more than about >>>> 5km from the nearest exchange). Australia is very sparsely populated >>>> across a great distance, so there are a lot of households in this >>>> situation. They might be able to get wireless or ISDN, but the >>>> majority have dialup, which is worse than being taken roughly from >>>> behind by Hitler's corpse. >>>> At the end of the day, if you live in a capital city in Australia you >>>> can get decent broadband but at a hefty price. >>>> What's the state of affairs in other countries? What type of plan are >>>> you all on? >>> NZ is thinking about getting ADSL2. I'm on "unlimited" (yeah, right) >>> with a 20gb cap for $NZ60. >>> Maximum realistic download speeds are around 15-20kb/s >>> All p2p traffic is disabled, but I think that they are only blocking >>> common data ports, cos I can still download stuff. >> I can download around 50k on a regular file. Which pales in comparison >> to my 300 - 600K on a regular file from the cable line I had. >> >> -- >> Knowledge is power, unfortunately nobody cares about what I know! >> >> "And remember: two thirds of happiness...is penis" >> -Dennis Miller >> >> .:s\|0\|z:. > > > When I dl movies and shows through torrent I usually dl between > 100-150mbs(or is it kbs?). I downloaded a Pink Floyd > concert...goodsized file,show was like 3 houre long. I ended up > getting up to 999mbs(or kbs) and up to like 25 whaterer comes next for > mb/kb. I almost wet myself...whole thing finished is like 15 or 20 > mins. a lot of times I;ll stay around 60....had a full season of a > show going the other day and it was staying in the teens for the most > part! Pissed me off...took like a day and a half. Is there any program > you can get to boost torrent speed? > > -- > > -Bob > Holy shit dude! Takes me between a week and a month to get 1 movie!