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Technical News & Discussion => Broadband, Internet & General Computer News & Discussion => Topic started by: Technical Ben on Dec 13, 2017, 15:00:43

Title: I'm never going to this ISP!
Post by: Technical Ben on Dec 13, 2017, 15:00:43
They use old rope!

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/12/13/adsl_signal_passed_through_wet_string/

;)
Title: Re: I'm never going to this ISP!
Post by: nowster on Dec 13, 2017, 15:07:26
It's better than what my parents get through their iDNet connection. (Rural exchange with 2 miles of pole mounted cable + 2 miles of buried cable.)
Title: Re: I'm never going to this ISP!
Post by: zappaDPJ on Dec 13, 2017, 19:08:48
Quote from: nowster on Dec 13, 2017, 15:07:26
It's better than what my parents get through their iDNet connection. (Rural exchange with 2 miles of pole mounted cable + 2 miles of buried cable.)

And better than what my parents get through their IDNet connection. (Cambridge! :eyebrow:)