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Re: broadband
"shauny" <_krud@orcon.net.nz_> schreef in bericht
news:45d6f308@news.orcon.net.nz...
> 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:.
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>>
>> 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
>>
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> Holy shit dude! Takes me between a week and a month to get 1 movie!
A movie can be in here within a couple o hours. Depending on the sharerate
or the source. And that's when I'm on my 3.2Mbps. So be fucking jealous when
my 10/10 is available here
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