Re: [ILUG] [OT] Cable Internet Access

From: Justin Mason (jm at domain netnoteinc.com)
Date: Mon 11 Oct 1999 - 12:19:06 IST


John McCormac said:

> The 256k figure was mentioned as the customer bw. It was also supposed
> to be duplex. The sever issue will be a sore one as it could
> theoretically allow someone to run a decent local Q/Q2/Q3/TFC server
> setup. Interestingly Cablelink is supposed to be rolling it out in the
> Tallaght area first with the emphasis on businesss rather than domestic
> usage.

Why is that a bad thing?! ;)

> In July, they said that they had completed the trials and that they
> would initially be offering the service to commercial customers in the
> Tallaght area and that the target group would be expanded after August
> to include domestic customers. I'll believe it when I see it.

Yeah, I'm really starting to get pissed off at both Cablelink and TE. I
want my bandwidth!

--j.



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