  gatorkram Spelling and Grammer impared Premium join:2002-07-22 Winterville, NC clubs:
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Is anyone else sick of hearing about these "speed" records? What good is it doing anyone? I don't see my speeds getting faster, and cheaper from this, does anyone else? Seems to me, there is lots of money out there in the world, and no ons is using it to make the internet better and faster for everyone else. Maybe I am missing something? |
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  nerdling301
join:2004-01-12 Brookline, MA
| said by gatorkram : Is anyone else sick of hearing about these "speed" records? What good is it doing anyone? I don't see my speeds getting faster, and cheaper from this, does anyone else? Seems to me, there is lots of money out there in the world, and no ons is using it to make the internet better and faster for everyone else. Maybe I am missing something?
i agree totally with gatorkram, let us know when it applies to us at home! -- - Bill |
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  LaZ3R Premium join:2003-01-17 Toronto, ON clubs:
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| reply to gatorkram over 1800 GIGS in an hour on a single TCP line... 100MB would be like 1 minute 
= 1,000,000 internet connection per month  -- LaZ3R |
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  SirXILE The SolWar 2-1 Premium join:2001-02-24 Brooklyn, NY
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| reply to nerdling301 said by nerdling301 : said by gatorkram : Is anyone else sick of hearing about these "speed" records? What good is it doing anyone? I don't see my speeds getting faster, and cheaper from this, does anyone else? Seems to me, there is lots of money out there in the world, and no ons is using it to make the internet better and faster for everyone else. Maybe I am missing something?
i agree totally with gatorkram, let us know when it applies to us at home!
I definitely co-sign, we are never gonna get these technologies, let alone get them at a cheap price. Overseas got connections similar or even better then us for crazy deals. These damn companies keep filling our head with cotton filling. Just do it & give us fullfillment in speeds, not yap yap.  -- There can only be one..."X.I.L.E" |
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| reply to gatorkram said by gatorkram : Is anyone else sick of hearing about these "speed" records? What good is it doing anyone? I don't see my speeds getting faster, and cheaper from this, does anyone else? Seems to me, there is lots of money out there in the world, and no ons is using it to make the internet better and faster for everyone else. Maybe I am missing something?
Yea...I TOTALLY agree...what good is all this if im still stuck on 1.5/256 for $30 a month |
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join:2003-05-27 Sacramento, CA | reply to gatorkram i personally am sick to my stomach of hearing all this crap aboiut "new speed record" while a regular consumer doesnt even have a goddamn 20Mbps in USA. |
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  exocet_cm Signal 26's Rock Premium join:2003-03-23 New Orleans, LA clubs:  
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| reply to swiftymc said by swiftymc : said by gatorkram : Is anyone else sick of hearing about these "speed" records?
Yea...I TOTALLY agree...what good is all this if im still stuck on 1.5/256 for $30 a month
I agree totally. It is good that speeds are increasing and people make a note of it, but it doesn't appply to me right now. I don't even have a gigabet network! I'm still 10/100 Maybe someday this technology will apply to me, but as of right now, I don't even have what is available...
And cost, how much will something like this cost for the home user? Probably alot more than what the Sheriff's department pays me  --
I know that God is real, but I don't think He created this vast universe just for us. Seti@Home & Seti@Boinc |
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| reply to SirXILE Problem is normal people don't see this as what it is. a test. a test of new technology their tests may lead to a break threw that provides even 1 gig links to your house. How would you like to not hear about any technology which may lead to a new break threw?
Thought so. -- "It's always funny until someone gets hurt......and then it's absolutely friggin' hysterical!" |
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  Ianguy
join:2002-06-09 Tehachapi, CA | reply to SirXILE never say never... there was a time when no one would ever have dreamed of our current level of information technology. We will see very high speed connections in the home... eventually. |
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  72276539 Premium join:2001-01-19 Atlanta, GA | reply to gatorkram Wow, incredibly shortsighted people. |
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| reply to LaZ3R said by LaZ3R : over 1800 GIGS in an hour on a single TCP line... 100MB would be like 1 minute 
= 1,000,000 internet connection per month 
your math are all wrong :-\ |
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  DaSneaky1D one wall to block them all Premium,MVM join:2001-03-29 The Lou
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| reply to gatorkram The cheaper and faster ISP's can carry data, the more it will roll down to end users. Trust me, you are already feeling the affect of ISP's moving away from ATM network backbones to IP/MPLS backbones. You can get twice the data rate using the same speed interface. More economic, so the cost is handed down.
It all comes in time. -- ] :: my trivial ramblings :: [ |
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  nerdling301
join:2004-01-12 Brookline, MA
| reply to BosstonesOwn said by BosstonesOwn : Problem is normal people don't see this as what it is. a test. a test of new technology their tests may lead to a break threw that provides even 1 gig links to your house. How would you like to not hear about any technology which may lead to a new break threw?
Thought so.
actually, i couldn't care less. just wake me up when verizon's offering straight fiber to EVERYONE'S house in the USA -- - Bill |
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  FlsRend Premium join:2004-01-31 Philadelphia, PA
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| reply to gatorkram Funny how I can remember my good old 2400 baud modem and thinking it was the greatest thing. 56k wasn't that far back....fastest thing around for the home user. Now I have a 3M connection. *I* wish there was more test results posted....it obviously has a positive effect on my end....  |
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| reply to nerdling301 said by nerdling301 : said by BosstonesOwn : Problem is normal people don't see this as what it is. a test. a test of new technology their tests may lead to a break threw that provides even 1 gig links to your house. How would you like to not hear about any technology which may lead to a new break threw?
Thought so.
actually, i couldn't care less. just wake me up when verizon's offering straight fiber to EVERYONE'S house in the USA
They can't offer it in places where they are not the local telco. -- "It's always funny until someone gets hurt......and then it's absolutely friggin' hysterical!" |
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  nerdling301
join:2004-01-12 Brookline, MA | RRGH you know what i mean -- - Bill |
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  jap Premium join:2003-08-10 038xx | reply to 72276539 agreed |
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| reply to swiftymc To all of you out there, your are still lucky. Just check this out. Here in Aruba (One happy island) I have to pay US$350 for 1Mb/256 Dsl to my local ISP SETARNET (»www.setardsl.aw) (Monopoly). Anyone out there interested to bring other companies to the island for some competition? |
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join:2004-02-15 Mansfield Center, CT
| said by Rwerleman : To all of you out there, your are still lucky. Just check this out. Here in Aruba (One happy island) I have to pay US$350 for 1Mb/256 Dsl to my local ISP SETARNET (»www.setardsl.aw) (Monopoly). Anyone out there interested to bring other companies to the island for some competition?
!!!!!!!$350? A MONTH? Tell me its atleast some kinad business package where they rent you a cheap car along with it  |
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| reply to nerdling301 sorry. that is a minimum of two years away. i'm a former vz employee. i talked to a vz 2nd liner last week. dracut and woburn mass are getting fttp now. vz has thrown a hundred extra outside plant techs into massachusetts for the job. i don't know why these two communities were picked. call some one at vadi and ask them why. 4017211200
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