Neil Bothwick wrote the following about [netconnect] Re: Modem Question:
> Patrick Ford said,
>
> > On 17-Feb-00, Neil Bothwick wrote:
> > What speeds can be achieved through both, and how much advantage is
> > there when the rest of the net seems to be bogged down with traffic
> > jams?
>
> Current cablemodems are capable of at least 2Mb/s, although most
> companies restrict the service to somewhere between 0.5 and 1.5MB/s.
> More important is the bandwidth from the local access point to the rest
> of the net, since this is shared by all users on the local loop.
I recently bought a 2Mb/s line from Scottish Telecom for work.
Connected via 5 3Com managed SuperStack hubs it makes simple things
like installing IE5.01 at 18.6Mb the work of about 80 seconds. The
reality of this bandwidth is only apparent when it gets slow, if you
see what I mean. Hit a slow server, yahoo.com for example, and it
bites. Going from 4K/s to 1K/s on a modem is one thing. Going from
100K/s to 1K/s is another ;)
> If digital content delivery is to become a reality, bandwidth will have
> to be increased in all areas, but the major advantage of cablemodems
> (and ADSL) for now is that they are a permanent connection.
Permanent connection is brilliant. IE5.01 has inbuilt web server
tools, so it's simply a case of pointing a name to a directory, and
http:xxx.xxx.com/directory/ is published! (enough Microsoft
promotion, I think!)
I can't wait to see what comes in the next few months. Today is the
start of Surf Unlimited for me, so I have a free 24/7 connection for
�10 a month. Somewhat oxymoronic, but 'stet'
Totty <8^)
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Totty has an Amiga A1200, with 68060/50 and 603e/200 PPC.
32Mb RAM. 8x ATAPI CD. 1.7Gb HD. ShapeShifter V3.10 + OS 7.5.5
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