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Re: 6/1 Mbps?

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From: Erik N
Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:12
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Je�us wrote:
> Just looking for clarification on this:
>
> "The Peak Speed of NBN Satellite Services vary depending on your
> location in Australia, your modem's signal strength and satellite
> network congestion, and could be as high as 6/1 Mbps"
>
> I'm not sure what " 6/1 Mbps" is supposed to mean (maybe I havent had
> enough coffee yet)... anyone know? Maybe as high as 6 Mbps?
>
> In a few weeks I'll be changing satellite providers, thanks to the
> NBN. Going from a 3GB quota to 500GB, and full satellite speed. Gonna
> be one hell of a difference, on my exisiting satellite connection I've
> yet to see even 256K after 3 years (supposed to be 512K).
>
> I may or may not be able to see any replies later on today, as I may
> not even be able to connect to this or any other server after about
> 8AM, so forgive any lack of response :\
> ------
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I have had personal experience with satellite modems, they are by far 
the best option IMHO for looking at lolcats.
Depends on the speed you get (I'd say about 512kb/s max)
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From: Erik N <erik6584@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: 6/1 Mbps?
Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:12:58 +1000
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