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the_wid · 12-11-2006, 16:26

I've been using the internet since the early Nineties, back then I had a 28.8k modem, paid by the minute and in those days it took 30 minutes to download a 2mb file.

Then Broadband came along, downloading got quicker, but that was a by product of what was meant to give me faster surfing, now because of the "Burst" method of delivery of information that Cable uses, 2mb B/Band doesn't load a web page significantlly faster than 10mb.

Howvever, NTL sell this service to me by saying i can download "at least" 75gb a month and now says in there advertising I can download in excess of this if I wish.

If I was downloading web pages and txt emails I could never in 10 yrs fill 75gb.

It would be very expensive to legally download in excess of 75gb of material, so why use this usage as a main selling point, because, I think, downloading is to an extent an accepted part of modern culture and corparations will cash in on this by selling the service to enable you to do it, then prosecute you if you do! I sort of feel what its like to be a smoker!

I for the main part download TV episodes, not all, but mostly. This in itself is not legal, but then its not strictly legal to record an episode of corrie on your VHS tape recorder under your TV.

I also subscribe to Sky online movies, which allows me to legally download as many movies a month as I like at about 900mb in size.

Back in my dial up days, bandwidth was a major issue, as the americans woke up and started work, the Internet would slow to a crawl, Broadband was to bring the end of all that, and it has, Bandwidth is now managed and sold between corparations and end users.

10mb seemed to be a new ceiling, now we are on the brink of 20, 25 and even 30mb home broadband.

Why do we need it, we all know why the majority need it, your just damned if you do.

12-11-2006, 16:26	#45
the_wid Inactive Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 5	Re: UsetServer slow Downloads I've been using the internet since the early Nineties, back then I had a 28.8k modem, paid by the minute and in those days it took 30 minutes to download a 2mb file. Then Broadband came along, downloading got quicker, but that was a by product of what was meant to give me faster surfing, now because of the "Burst" method of delivery of information that Cable uses, 2mb B/Band doesn't load a web page significantlly faster than 10mb. Howvever, NTL sell this service to me by saying i can download "at least" 75gb a month and now says in there advertising I can download in excess of this if I wish. If I was downloading web pages and txt emails I could never in 10 yrs fill 75gb. It would be very expensive to legally download in excess of 75gb of material, so why use this usage as a main selling point, because, I think, downloading is to an extent an accepted part of modern culture and corparations will cash in on this by selling the service to enable you to do it, then prosecute you if you do! I sort of feel what its like to be a smoker! I for the main part download TV episodes, not all, but mostly. This in itself is not legal, but then its not strictly legal to record an episode of corrie on your VHS tape recorder under your TV. I also subscribe to Sky online movies, which allows me to legally download as many movies a month as I like at about 900mb in size. Back in my dial up days, bandwidth was a major issue, as the americans woke up and started work, the Internet would slow to a crawl, Broadband was to bring the end of all that, and it has, Bandwidth is now managed and sold between corparations and end users. 10mb seemed to be a new ceiling, now we are on the brink of 20, 25 and even 30mb home broadband. Why do we need it, we all know why the majority need it, your just damned if you do.