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Article #747Re: OT: Broadband speed
From: Alan Holmes
Date: Tue, 02 May 2006 15:06
Date: Tue, 02 May 2006 15:06
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"Periodic Acid" <---@---.---> wrote in message news:h3qe52h4rmbikg0nmlask7p06ju29bjmjr@zach... > Margolotta kissed my ass and whined: > >>Yes, I realise this is a topic that's been done to death, but I wonder if >>someone (Jon perhaps) could answer a question for me? >> >>What determines the speed at which the router/modem 'talks' to the >>exchange? >>The reason I ask is that it cannot be distance alone because I now recall >>where the exchange is and I can walk to it in 3 minutes, four at the >>outside >>(and I'm not exactly a speed merchant). Yet my router is only synching at >>5.5Mbits which I feel is a tad on the slow side considering the proximity. >> >>That aside, ADSLGuide still informs me that I'm uploading faster than I'm >>downloading. Two more days and I can bug Eclipse to have a go at BT. >> >>Cheers >> >>Sarah > > Take this to the appropriate group or I shall report you! And you aren't posting to inappropriate groups? Fucking idiot.
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