Date   : Tue, 11 May 2010 03:38:16 +0200
From   : rick@... (Rick Murray)
Subject: [OT] ADSL capabilities

On 10/05/2010 23:19, John wrote:

> Which is why on occasion the BT bashers score points by saying so-n-so link
> in the same premises is a bit faster - I suspect because some ISPs take more
> of a chance in how fast the exchange equipment drives the line.

Indeed. That's why I'm not being overly pushy with Orange (France) 
giving me only 1megabit when the Livebox reckons 3-4 times that is possible.

FWIW, I have, as I watch this, NRJ Hits streaming at 774kbit/sec without 
hiccups [*]. Not a lot of room for error there. :-) Oh, perhaps I should 
point out the wind is gusting and "pouring" just doesn't do it justice. 
Oh, and it's a line >4.4km.

[and OMG, what a playlist - Cheryl Cole followed by a typically OTT 
AC/DC thing that looks like a soundtrack to a film (something to do with 
robot/superhero and Robert Downey Jr).
   http://www.nrj.fr/nrj-tv-528/nrj-webtv-535/webtv/
   {might be IP checked to be France only? worth a try...} ]

I guess the ability to get that in this weather/distance is better than 
nothing at twice-as-fast, no?


Best wishes,

Rick.

* - which is more than you can expect from iPlayer reading from a
     *local* file. <sigh>

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