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Re: [LUG] [Fwd: Superfast internet cafe launches]

 

On Wednesday 28 June 2006 11:37, James Fidell wrote:
> Julian Hall wrote:
> > FYI :)
> >
> > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/5123118.stm
>
> Accuracy in journalism; gotta love it.
>
> It's 50 times faster than typical broadband at 100Mb/s, so presumably
> typical broadband is now 2Mb/s.  (I wonder what proportion of Cornwall
> can get that?)
>
>
> James

I was just going to say the same thing....

Here, I get 512kb - so the Goonhilly connection is 200 times faster than me. 
Perhaps instead of spouting about the technology they have, they need to roll 
out a spot of realistic connectivity to the rest of rural Britain?

Mark

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