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Re: [LUG] Fwd: UK 'misled' on broadband speeds

 

On 27/07/10 13:14, James Andrews wrote:
This issue of broadband speeds keeps coming up
What they NEVER explain or address is that "the Internet" is not like a
water supply

Just to recap
My laptop connects to a WLAN router at a theoretical 54Mbps

Which is where things start to get confusing.
Since 54Mbps in wifi speak is really 27Mbps in each direction.



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