8 megabit internet (10)

1 Name: Sling!myL1/SLing 2004-11-17 05:55 ID:jvl6NPIQ [Del]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4016031.stm
"An eight megabit service has been launched by internet service provider UK Online."

"Ultra-fast broadband hits Europe"
http://insight.zdnet.co.uk/0,39020415,39164632,00.htm
"United states lagging"

2 Name: dmpk2k!hinhT6kz2E 2004-11-17 11:19 ID:BlBvUd3A [Del]

I think that "lagging" bit is no big news to Canadians. You could get fast unmetered access back in 1998 in some rather remote areas for dirt cheap.

Europe had its own problems. The BBS scene was never that big over there due to the (IMHO) lame by-the-minute telco system. Are things better over there now?

Oh yeah, what's with all the ISDN in Europe?

3 Name: Sling!myL1/SLing 2004-11-17 13:14 ID:jvl6NPIQ [Del]

I have big respect for Canada. ^^

I recall accessing BBSes with a 14.4 modem. Took ages for stuff to download. Usenet had all its files attached together. Yawn. The BBS attraction faded for me when Internet+Windows moved in.

ISDN got big for a while until ADSL and cable moved in. It was cheap and twice the speed of a phone line.

4 Name: !WAHa.06x36 2004-11-17 15:42 ID:oaiLH9GA [Del]

They mention Korea, but fail to mention what kind of bandwidth they get. Most of southeast Asia gets VDSL connections at rates like 28 or 52 Mbpbs... orz

5 Name: dmpk2k!hinhT6kz2E 2004-11-18 00:58 ID:pLBgZK4A [Del]

There's no such thing as enough CPU, memory, disk... or bandwidth.

Well, there's definitely not such thing as enough disk when you have a fat pipe...

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7 Name: Anonymous 2004-11-19 18:37 ID:DEyf/aCQ [Del]

> Most of southeast Asia gets VDSL connections at rates like 28 or 52 Mbpbs... orz

They also get those connections at $40 USD.

Last time I checked a T3 at 45mbps was still $10,000 a month...

8 Name: dmpk2k!hinhT6kz2E 2004-11-20 00:41 ID:Zn6CdhvA [Del]

Comparing to a T3 is somewhat unfair. There's more to a T3 than just bandwidth...

9 Name: Anonymous 2004-11-21 15:38 ID:k4v3YLPg [Del]

Someone mind explaining me how a T3 gets to be 45Mbps?

I thought a T1 was 1.54Mbps?

10 Name: dmpk2k!hinhT6kz2E 2004-11-22 20:07 ID:ZHiJgOeA [Del]

T3 = 28 T1 lines

No, I don't know why it's named T3 (maybe due to DS-3).

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