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On Thursday 17 May 2007 16:29, Tom Potts wrote: > > Mark (stuck on 512k adsl, with no prospect of better speeds on the > > horizon) > > I'm on 512k but I wouldn't call it stuck - the only reason I might need > more is because people encrypt 3 or 4 k of text data in 300k word > documents, or massive flash and pp presentations where a page of html would > do! And as for 'funny' things on youtube....... > Tom te tom te tom Well, I need more than 512k on a regular basis. Downloading development isos for testing - varying between 150mb and full 650/700mb isos - is painful on a slow connection. Yes, I do download overnight, but what if someone decides to upload a new iso part way through my download and wipes the old one? Yes, it really has happened! Throw in the good old "Fair Use Policy" - i.e "unlimited bandwidth" actually isn't - it is limited to an arbitary figure which the ISP does not actually inform the user of unless they go over the limit (which seems to vary from time to time/customer to customer). The UK broadband system is a joke in my view. </rant> Mark -- 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