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Technical News & Discussion => Broadband, Internet & General Computer News & Discussion => Topic started by: Inkblot on Dec 03, 2009, 07:40:28

Title: Broadband in other parts of the world...
Post by: Inkblot on Dec 03, 2009, 07:40:28
Take a look at the speeds this guy is getting...

(http://jakob.lekstuga.org/Seeding_SoM.png)

The online game I play (Lord of the Rings) is about to launch a new expansion and the 1g patch was made available a couple of days back via a torrent. Somebody thought it wold be fun to see who could seed the most - here in the UK we don't stand a chance! There have been a few people saying they have 100m/100m connections - some of them claim to have downloaded the patch in just a couple of minutes   :eek4:

I can imagine piracy being a much bigger problem if everybody did have connections that quick!

Is the UK really that far behind? I remember reading of a report that placed us way down the list of average speeds - not even top 50 I think but I could be wrong on that.

Edit: Picture is smaller that I expected! For those who don't want to squint at it he is currently uploading at  7.0mb/s with an average of 4.3 mb/s and he managed to download the 1.01g file in just under 26 minutes - and I bet there weren't as many seeders then either, took me about 1/2 day to get the file!


Title: Re: Broadband in other parts of the world...
Post by: Rik on Dec 03, 2009, 08:29:52
You know how to upset a person, don't you. ;)
Title: Re: Broadband in other parts of the world...
Post by: Inkblot on Dec 03, 2009, 08:34:19
Quote from: Rik on Dec 03, 2009, 08:29:52
You know how to upset a person, don't you. ;)

I practice lots - at least that's what my wife says :)
Title: Re: Broadband in other parts of the world...
Post by: Rik on Dec 03, 2009, 08:34:59
 ;D
Title: Re: Broadband in other parts of the world...
Post by: Fox on Dec 03, 2009, 16:50:00
We are still in the dark ages as far as the interweb goes. A friend of mine in California has FIOS and gets 50Meg download 20Meg upload speeds....dont you just hate that :rant2:
Title: Re: Broadband in other parts of the world...
Post by: Rik on Dec 03, 2009, 17:06:02
Yes. ;D
Title: Re: Broadband in other parts of the world...
Post by: Glenn on Dec 03, 2009, 17:11:58
Just go to Korea http://gizmodo.com/5144345/korea-to-get-1gbps-downloading-by-2012
Title: Re: Broadband in other parts of the world...
Post by: Rik on Dec 03, 2009, 17:14:30
Donald Russell don't deliver there.  :shake:
Title: Re: Broadband in other parts of the world...
Post by: Glenn on Dec 03, 2009, 17:34:16
Do they to California then?  ;D
Title: Re: Broadband in other parts of the world...
Post by: Rik on Dec 03, 2009, 18:08:41
Haven't checked yet, but the Hebridean Smokehouse do. :)