Posted by Hammerer on 03/29/06 16:37

"Zombie Wolf" zmbwf@gwi.net top-posted
in message news:IrOdnctwvdRt77fZRVn-tg@giganews.com
>
> But some of you still dont really get a handle on what's going on.
>
Heh!
>
> the people on dsl have bought into the "hype" about dsl and how "high
speed"
> it is, and think they can run 40 or 50 slots for uploads and downloads,
> when all they can really support is about 2 each way. So there they are,
> churning along slower than a 56k , and you can't educate them. They
> simply wont listen.
> And a lot of isp's will quote their speeds in kiloBITS, to inflate their
> numbers and make you think they are fast, when the fact is, you have to
> divide that by 10 to get the actual speed. People also buy into this
> schtick, and run 40 or 50 slots.
> Even the 56k guys, who ought to know better, will routinely try to run as
> much as 10 or 15 slots, when they are lucky if they can do a good job of
> supporting 1 each way.
> Like I said, you cannot educate them, I have tried for years on irc to
> tell them, and they just dont listen.....
>
Errr ......... yeah! Right on, Zombs!

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