Wow, thanks for the answers. I knew that they had their own power-pack, so thanks for confirming that statement was tripe Josh, seems there is too much of that on the internet!!!
My dad's company is trialing cable in homes (He works at home up to 2 days a week), so fingers crossed!!! I usually can get 5KB sustained, but that is because the line is new, if they would just fix the exchange, I might get slightly better downloads. Right then, I'll go get one!! Thanks for every bodys replies, Matt ----- Original Message ----- From: "Philip Stortz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "G-List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, September 02, 2002 1:32 PM Subject: Re: USB Modems > oh boy, i didn't know about the k/K thing, it's bad enough that bps/Bps > is an overloaded acronym (meaning the same acronym has different > meanings depending on context, or in this case capitalization which is > rather hard to convey orally, or at least not usually done). > > Richard Reed wrote: > ------- > > Big B=Bytes > > Little b=bits (eight bits per byte) > > > > As for the capitialization of 'K' or not, the IEEE recommends that 'K' be > > 1024, while 'k' be 1000. So in this case, the big K is appropriate. > ----------- > > -- > "Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do > the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no > safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring > adventure, or nothing." > > - Helen Keller, American Blind/Deaf Author & Lecturer... > > -- > G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | > -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> > Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! > <http://www.applelinks.com> __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
