OT Internet wars

Leonard Chatagnier lenc5570 at sbcglobal.net
Fri Feb 13 02:47:29 UTC 2009


--- On Thu, 2/12/09, steve <sfreilly at roadrunner.com> wrote:

> From: steve <sfreilly at roadrunner.com>
> Subject: Re: OT Internet wars
> To: "Ubuntu user technical support, not for general discussions" <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
> Date: Thursday, February 12, 2009, 8:24 PM
> Christopher Chan wrote:
> >> Wow, 1.5GB/sec for a total of $15.00/mth - now
> that is a bargain!!!
> >>
> > 
> > Meh, I feel sorry for you guys in the States. I get
> 10mb/10mb UNLIMITED 
> > for 15USD/mnth. If I wanted, I can get 200mb/200mb for
> less than 40USD/mnth.
> > 
> > How long are you people in the States goi200 meg 200
> meg internet connectioninternet connectionng to allow them
> crooks to 
> > fleece you?
> 
> 200meg? thats insane fast, if true, i doubt anything like
> that would be
> available residential, you sure you got the numbers right??
> thats like
> 20 times faster than what I have in NY with time warner and
> I get
> 800-900 kbps download speeds, maybe 50 up, I thought that
> was pretty
> decent for $40 a month.
> 
I'm not sure what either set of numbers mean or how to com[are
them but I get with ATTYahoo DSL pro, supposed to be 3 M service,
with download rates or 210+ MB/sec using aptitude upgrade. I think the
number units are correct and pretty fast for DSL. As for the non-US persons info, I pay ~ $25.00 per month for my service. this topic has
gotten a little OT, but it would be easier to understand if everyone used the same units, at least for this old man.-:))
Leonard Chatagnier
lenc5570 at sbcglobal.net




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