Re: [NTLK] [OT]: FTTH? (Sushi)

From: Laurent Daudelin (laurent_daudelin_at_fanniemae.com)
Date: Tue Sep 03 2002 - 07:55:22 PDT


On 03/09/02 10:46, "Gerstein, Sam" <Sam.Gerstein_at_Streamserve.Com> wrote:

> Wow. sweet.
> I wonder how it can be so cheap!?
> Sorry 'bout the confusion- I was asking for a link to the provider's web
> site so I can read about it.
> Thanks!
> Sam
>
>> My friend was off a little bit on his estimate. The cost is
>> 4,900 yen
>> per month. At 115 yen to the $, that would be $42.61 per month.
>>
>> His service is 12.5 MBps (100Mbps).
>>
>> What I saw was an average of 9.22 MBps based on 4 test DL's of Mac OS
>> System update of 83 MB size. The minimum time was 7 seconds,
>> the maximum
>> was 12. Average was 9 seconds.
>>
>> I'm not sure how to answer your link question. Can you be
>> more specific.
>>
>> Sushi

Gee! I'm paying more than that for a 768 Kbits ADSL access! What a shame!

-Laurent.

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