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Neil Stone wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > >> This makes me think you may be lucky and get activated earlier than >> originally proposed. >> > > Happens frequently... > > >> BTW, it seems he (and a few other people) have been activated at about >> 2.2Mbit. My dad's download speeds peak at about 220K/sec (downloading >> Ubuntu 6.06 from the UK Mirror service) and average out at about >> 150K/sec. Not exactly the 8Mbit originally quoted but still better than >> what my dad was on - 56k dialup! >> > > Also might be throttled at UKMS end... I am one of the lucky ones, I get > cable interweb access at 2mb with BY.. they host Gentoo and Debian > mirrors (thanks Theo).. big update, no problem.. 250k downloads.. > > - -- > Neil Stone > > Systems Administrator > FlashTek UK > Ahh I miss the fast Debian mirrors. I've been looking at Telewest's prices and I may just go back to them for Broadband. I think 4MBit at £25 per month would be a reasonable connection. Rob -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html