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On Sun, 19 Apr 98 16:13:57 GMT, {R}@sunshine.tm wrote:
>In article <c1.2b5.2L6QMJ$02t@scotgate2.demon.co.uk>
>           Chris+++++scotgate2.demon.co.uk "Chris H Lindley" writes:
>
>} With my setup it's around 20 seconds from clicking on dial, to hearing
>} the beep for connect
>
>What I was saying is that it is 4 seconds from when I click on dial
>until I have a fully autenticated login, The ISDNPM indicator turns
>green and I can instantly send mail etc.
>
>} When do we get Cable modems in the UK???????
>
>What makes you think these will be faster than ISDN ?

It's not so much the speed (although if some reports
from american users are correct, the theoretical
speed's can approach mb/sec!) but the fact
that a cable modem can in some installations be
an almost permanent link up to the internet.

You use a network card, as opposed to a modem.

Apart from the no phone costs, benefits such
as FTP's during the night,m automated fetching of mail
and news etc.  Receiving mail when it arrives and not
when you dialup to Demon.

I can think of lots of benefits to a permament connection.

Of course it depends on the costs, and the implementation
that UK cable co's will use (Of course there's really no such
thing as a UK cable co. I should say US cable co's overhere :-( )

Has anybody any UK specific knowledge on these!!

Cheers
Chris

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 Chris H. Lindley                         
 Yorkshire, UK
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