[Gllug] [OT]Pigeon faster than broadband

[Shannon Carver]

'prioritises' downloads? Or by its asymmetric nature there's a lot higher
bandwidth for the download than for the upload.
> On 16/09/10 18:38, Victor Churchill wrote:
>> Back in August the topic of the bandwidth of a Volvo filled with
>> backup tapes came up.
>> This was just on the BBC Radio 4 News, and revives the idea with
>> pigeons and USB sticks ;-)
>>
>> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11325452
>
> It's hardly like with like, is it? The pigeons flew from Yorkshire to
> Lincolnshire. Unless the server was located in Lincolnshire rather
> than. say, California, the comparison isn't at all valid.
>
> I'm in south London and am on a BT ADSL service and my YouTube uploads
> take forever, because ADSL prioritises downloads.
>
> Matt
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