[Gllug] [OT]Pigeon faster than broadband

[david at gbenet.com]

Th trouble with BT is it's a "voice switching network" not a data packet
switching network. ADSL  is a rip off - and the copper cable companies
reduce band width and shift it to network television - like every one
wants to watch football so bandwidth decreases. For example ten years
ago I paid £19.95 per month for a 3GB line to my house. Ten years later
I pay £25 per month for 500 Mb - which is up 60 per cent of the time. My
3GB line was up 24 x 7 x 265 for 100 per cent of the time.

What do I think of ISPs and cable providers? They all offer a crap service.

David

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
>   

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