Comments on: Victoria + Education = 4 megabits http://www.istartedsomething.com/20060926/vic-school-4mbit/ All the stuff about Microsoft and technology you haven't read anywhere else. Mon, 22 Mar 2010 03:15:42 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: LongAss http://www.istartedsomething.com/20060926/vic-school-4mbit/#comment-66969 LongAss Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:29:05 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20060926/vic-school-4mbit/#comment-66969 What an ass. In my lousy ass country we get about 256kbs package, but the speed is really 96 or something like that. In 2006, 4mbps was lousy? When I saw this article I thought you were complaining how fast it was. Count your fucking blessings, moron. What an ass. In my lousy ass country we get about 256kbs package, but the speed is really 96 or something like that. In 2006, 4mbps was lousy? When I saw this article I thought you were complaining how fast it was. Count your fucking blessings, moron.

]]> By: Arnold http://www.istartedsomething.com/20060926/vic-school-4mbit/#comment-2071 Arnold Tue, 26 Sep 2006 19:13:02 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20060926/vic-school-4mbit/#comment-2071 We had the same problem in Austria at our school, we had 2 MBit for about 1,500 people that was insane, especially cause our school was an IT school. I had at that time the same speed and I'm living on the countryside. It was way to slow, but I think now they have upgraded the speed. We had the same problem in Austria at our school, we had 2 MBit for about 1,500 people that was insane, especially cause our school was an IT school. I had at that time the same speed and I’m living on the countryside.
It was way to slow, but I think now they have upgraded the speed.

]]> By: Long Zheng http://www.istartedsomething.com/20060926/vic-school-4mbit/#comment-2055 Long Zheng Tue, 26 Sep 2006 13:59:29 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20060926/vic-school-4mbit/#comment-2055 @Dan Warne: Online video is an interesting point. I'm sure there are a lot of educational material on YouTube! :) @Dan Warne: Online video is an interesting point. I’m sure there are a lot of educational material on YouTube! :)

]]> By: Dan Warne http://www.istartedsomething.com/20060926/vic-school-4mbit/#comment-2054 Dan Warne Tue, 26 Sep 2006 13:57:27 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20060926/vic-school-4mbit/#comment-2054 I agree... 4Mbit/s DEFINITELY sucks and will be totally overloaded in no time by students. On the other hand, it's better than 1.5MBit/s, which is probably all that's available to many schools in regional areas. And I suppose the advantage of fibre is it has virtually unlimited capacity over the pipe itself, so to upgrade the speed all they'd need to do would be to adjust a setting at the head end. But yeah, 4Mbit/s is way too slow for multiple users, especially as online video is booming right now. I agree… 4Mbit/s DEFINITELY sucks and will be totally overloaded in no time by students. On the other hand, it’s better than 1.5MBit/s, which is probably all that’s available to many schools in regional areas. And I suppose the advantage of fibre is it has virtually unlimited capacity over the pipe itself, so to upgrade the speed all they’d need to do would be to adjust a setting at the head end.

But yeah, 4Mbit/s is way too slow for multiple users, especially as online video is booming right now.

]]> By: sweetasman01 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20060926/vic-school-4mbit/#comment-2052 sweetasman01 Tue, 26 Sep 2006 12:02:06 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20060926/vic-school-4mbit/#comment-2052 Well in New Zealand the fastest speed you can get is 3Mb/s secound, so count your self lucky. I have a 2.5 Mb connection with a 20GB limit, they count upload AND downlaod in the 20GB limit. After I reach my limit I get slowed down to 56k, but at least I dont have to pay extra. This costs me $60 a month. Well in New Zealand the fastest speed you can get is 3Mb/s secound, so count your self lucky. I have a 2.5 Mb connection with a 20GB limit, they count upload AND downlaod in the 20GB limit. After I reach my limit I get slowed down to 56k, but at least I dont have to pay extra. This costs me $60 a month.

]]> By: Dagur http://www.istartedsomething.com/20060926/vic-school-4mbit/#comment-2049 Dagur Tue, 26 Sep 2006 10:13:36 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20060926/vic-school-4mbit/#comment-2049 They're fibre optic lines which means they can up the speed by a lot (I don't understand why they don't already). That also explains why it's expensive. They’re fibre optic lines which means they can up the speed by a lot (I don’t understand why they don’t already). That also explains why it’s expensive.

]]> By: someone http://www.istartedsomething.com/20060926/vic-school-4mbit/#comment-2046 someone Tue, 26 Sep 2006 09:09:28 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20060926/vic-school-4mbit/#comment-2046 we here in India get paltry speeds in kilobits per second...right now my net speed is 10 KB/s=80kbps...even if the customers are ready to pay for more...there isn't a higher speed available. It's a real sad joke situation. we here in India get paltry speeds in kilobits per second…right now my net speed is 10 KB/s=80kbps…even if the customers are ready to pay for more…there isn’t a higher speed available. It’s a real sad joke situation.

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