I use 28.8 KB/s, lucky me.
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I use 28.8 KB/s, lucky me.
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I have some 14.4 modems that still work... didn't know anyone used anything that slow anymore though.
Up untill a little while ago, I was on a connection that could vary from 14.4kbps to 24kbps, if you were lucky.didn't know anyone used anything that slow anymore though.
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>I use 28.8 KB/s, lucky me.
I get free dial-up from school, but that's as fast as I could go. I'd telnet to the school to test my programs and have to wait a quarter- or half-second between keypresses. I couldn't handle it. My wife finally caved on getting cable internet when she lost an ebay auction at the last second and couldn't get another bid up in time.
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>> Phone modems are the wave of the future Queatrix!
Cable isn't available out here in the sticks, where I live.
100 mbit up/down
is that home or office?Originally Posted by OnionKnight
100 mbit up/down
Hmm... it's the average speed of web servers...100 mbit up/down
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1 gbit up and down, in university. Have happily downloaded ... things at ~6 MB/s!!
http://www.webhero.org/Basics/speedsexplained.htm interesting read.
Last edited by twomers; 10-14-2006 at 12:24 PM.
So where's the 128Mb/s then?Code:1 gbit up and down, in university. Have happily downloaded ... things at ~6 Mb/s!!
"The Internet treats censorship as damage and routes around it." - John Gilmore
Home. Wireless/cable.
No, I mean that 1Gbit should mean 128Mb/s.
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If you say so. I'm too tired to think - bad flu+lots of drugs=drowsy twomers.
