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Former Member
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...and it's getting better:  Note to self: Move to Germany. In Nymphenburg, in the north of munich, other side of town, they are testing connections with 150 Mb download. But where's the point? There a no, or maybe a few servers in the net, that can provide 150 Mb upload. |
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gordoma
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...and it's getting better: Note to self: Move to Germany. In Nymphenburg, in the north of munich, other side of town, they are testing connections with 150 Mb download. But where's the point? There a no, or maybe a few servers in the net, that can provide 150 Mb upload. Perhaps not, but think about all the concurrent high-bandwidth connections you could have. You could be downloading some massive files, watch a streaming movie or TV program, have a video conference and a whole load of other stuff at the same time! |
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...and it's getting better: Note to self: Move to Germany. In Nymphenburg, in the north of munich, other side of town, they are testing connections with 150 Mb download. But where's the point? There a no, or maybe a few servers in the net, that can provide 150 Mb upload. Perhaps not, but think about all the concurrent high-bandwidth connections you could have. You could be downloading some massive files, watch a streaming movie or TV program, have a video conference and a whole load of other stuff at the same time! No, i can't, i am married!  Speeding up now, anyway:  [Edit 3 times, last edit by Former Member at Jul 24, 2009 9:56:14 AM] |
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gordoma
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Perhaps not, but think about all the concurrent high-bandwidth connections you could have. You could be downloading some massive files, watch a streaming movie or TV program, have a video conference and a whole load of other stuff at the same time! No, i can't, i am married! Oh dear... I've just realised how that must have sounded!    Oops! Speeding up now, anyway: You're just showing off now.  |
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Former Member
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Perhaps not, but think about all the concurrent high-bandwidth connections you could have. You could be downloading some massive files, watch a streaming movie or TV program, have a video conference and a whole load of other stuff at the same time! No, i can't, i am married! Oh dear... I've just realised how that must have sounded! Oops! Speeding up now, anyway: You're just showing off now. Maybe the test is faulty after some time:  No, it's running fast, downloading a file at 7.5 Mb. But as i said, where is the server with enough upload? Tried again after a reboot:  Upload is always the same?!? [Edit 4 times, last edit by Former Member at Jul 24, 2009 2:18:44 PM] |
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Sekerob
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ISPs use buffering systems, so when you fetch a file time and again it won't be coming from Linz, but from somewhere closer or a big hub. Akamai is one who takes care of internet load balancing e.g.
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ISPs use buffering systems, so when you fetch a file time and again it won't be coming from Linz, but from somewhere closer or a big hub. Akamai is one who takes care of internet load balancing e.g. i'm astonished, and i find it hard to believe that. Do you have a link to confirm? A hub cannot store anything, as far as i know. Make me wiser, please  [Edit 1 times, last edit by Former Member at Jul 24, 2009 2:25:19 PM] |
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  Strange, isn't it? Munich seems to be 100 mi away. Where am i then? [Edit 1 times, last edit by Former Member at Jul 25, 2009 9:47:45 AM] |
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Got an upgrade
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