8Mb broadband

08-12-2007, 09:21 AM

alexd wrote:
> On Fri, 07 Dec 2007 17:12:25 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>
>> Custard wrote:
>
>>> I'm 1.2 miles from the exchange and can barely get 3 meg let alone the
>>> 8 Meg they promised
>
>> Ditto. Attenuation goes up for HF as the square of the disance and is
>> heavily dependent on installed copper type.
>>
>> I'd say the majority off ADSL max users were between 1.5 and 4Mbps.
>
> Why would you say that?
>
Because of the typical area covered by an exchange.

08-12-2007, 09:21 AM	#31
The Natural Philosopher Guest Posts: n/a	Re: 8Mb broadband alexd wrote: > On Fri, 07 Dec 2007 17:12:25 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote: > >> Custard wrote: > >>> I'm 1.2 miles from the exchange and can barely get 3 meg let alone the >>> 8 Meg they promised > >> Ditto. Attenuation goes up for HF as the square of the disance and is >> heavily dependent on installed copper type. >> >> I'd say the majority off ADSL max users were between 1.5 and 4Mbps. > > Why would you say that? > Because of the typical area covered by an exchange.

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