http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-images/Technology/Pix/pictures/2008/02/01/SeaCableHi.jpg
It makes you realise how vulnerable we are.
Look more like a world girthing belt than a world wide belt ;D
And I thought it all went by satellite. :blush:
No thats
(http://www.sky.com/images/skycom/extended-grid/1024/GREY/sky-logo-trans.png)
;D
I would imagine that satellites would have too much latency for the web.
I agree, Rik. The latency is evident when UK TV shows do interviews live with someone in the US.
Don't you just love it when they start answering the wrong question. :)
:lol:
Quote from: Rik on Jun 28, 2008, 11:13:30
Don't you just love it when they start answering the wrong question. :)
They do that on interviews in the uk :whistle:
One of the main UK's data highways goes within 20 feet of my brothers front door in Helston, it was part of an optical fibre network upgrade, or so he was lead to believe.
Quote from: pup on Jun 28, 2008, 21:17:14
They do that on interviews in the uk :whistle:
:rofl:
Quote from: Glenn on Jun 28, 2008, 21:25:44
One of the main UK's data highways goes within 20 feet of my brothers front door in Helston, it was part of an optical fibre network upgrade, or so he was lead to believe.
I bet they're careful when digging up the road!