WooHoo... Back on cable

At last the internet is a joy to use again.

For anyone thinking about it don't. Mobile broadband is decent enough as a backup service but with downloads varying between 30kbps (that's bits per second ) and 1600 kbps I now totally appreciate my 10mbps cable service.

 

No Choice

At least you have a choice. Here the only options are dial-up 5 KBps or mobile internet key, in my case 30 - 200 KBps, which compared to dialup is lightning speed.

No cable or DSL available in my neighbour hood. Closest DSL is about 2 km away.

Oh well, I guess that's what you have to put up with when you live out in the boonies.

 

Just noticed your Flag.
Just saw Braveheart.

Wouldn’t think you’d be allowed cable and quick communications.

 

Wildfire, I know the feeling. I ran out of Bandwith 10 days short of month and had to survive on 56K Modem speed. Thank goodness we're back on full Broadband again. Neil.

 

I had 10mb/s but it was too expensive for me so had to drop to 3mb/s which supprisingly is fast enough for me; it's better than my previous wireless setup (Xanadoo used the cell tower to connect - best was 1.5mb/s on an extremely good day but mostly around 900k.

 

The English do allow us some freedom I think they have to considering where the telephone came from in the first place

PS Sorry I've been absent but weather has been brilliant and who wants to be stuck on a computer during our 2 week summer

@MC

10 Mb/s is the slowest our cable provider offers (I can go up to 50) but for me 10 is plenty @ 12 UK Sterling per month . Speed tests from various sites show a regular 9+MB/s service (I MegaByte per second download:) whereas with mobile it would stutter from 30kbits/s to 1600 kbits/s. After numerous complaints to the provider they said they only offer up to 2.5Mbit/s, when I suggested I could use my V90 modem and achieve 45-50 KBits/s which at times was faster than their service I was basically told tough luck you get what we offer. Thankfully I hadn't signed a contract and swiftly left the service.