OMG that must be sweet to have that kind of speed at home. i wouldnt know
what to do with myself. luckily i have dsl at home so im not too bad off.
LAG
>From: Sushi <Sushi_at_ragingbull.com>
>Reply-To: newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net
>To: "Newton Talk List" <newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net>
>Subject: [NTLK] [OT] FTTH...
>Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2002 00:22:13 +0900
>
>
>Hi Everyone,
>
>Just tried Fiber To The Home (FTTH) this weekend.
>
>A friend of mine has it.
>
>So I did my usual test of DL'ing Mac OS 9.2.1 update (about 83MB).
>
>My results:
>
> 28.8 --> 6.5 hours
>
> ADSL --> 14 minutes
>
> FTTH --> 7 seconds
>
>Wow! :-o
>
>My buddy is a finance type, not a geek -- go figure. Lucky fellow!
>
>I almost broke down and cried after I DL'ed the file 4 times (7, 8, 10
>and 12 seconds) in less than a two minute period.
>
>...actually, I DL'ed it five times. But the first one was so quick, that
>I was unable to time it.
>
>I am sure looking forward to the day when I can get FTTH.
>
>Anybody else around the world have FTTH.
>
>Is sure is nice.
>
>...a far cry from the 300 baud days!
>
>Sushi
>
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