1Gb download speed - in Canada

One of the world's duller countries is quite exciting for internet
connections. Where in Britain can we get 1GB down/50Mb up?

http://www.rogers.com/consumer/internet

On 31/01/16 11:09, Geoff Pearson wrote:
One of the world's duller countries is quite exciting for internet
connections. Where in Britain can we get 1GB down/50Mb up?

http://www.rogers.com/consumer/internet

Where is the justification in having more that 5Gb down?

What do individual consumers use the excess for that is legal?

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Adrian C

On 31/01/16 11:16, Adrian Caspersz wrote:
On 31/01/16 11:09, Geoff Pearson wrote:
One of the world's duller countries is quite exciting for internet
connections. Where in Britain can we get 1GB down/50Mb up?

http://www.rogers.com/consumer/internet

Where is the justification in having more that 5Gb down?

Oooo, am I bright? I mean't 5Mb ...


What do individual consumers use the excess for that is legal?


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Dim Bulb

Adrian Caspersz wrote:

Where is the justification in having more that 5Gb down?

Oooo, am I bright? I mean't 5Mb ...


What do individual consumers use the excess for that is legal?

Streaming digital TV? Then add in the fact that households no longer
all sit round the telly watching the same program.... Then allow for 4k
growing......

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Robin
reply to address is (meant to be) valid

On Sun, 31 Jan 2016 11:09:08 -0000, "Geoff Pearson"
wrote:

One of the world's duller countries is quite exciting for internet
connections. Where in Britain can we get 1GB down/50Mb up?

http://www.rogers.com/consumer/internet

Yes, but where in Canada can they actually get 1GB down/50Mb up?

Note the wording on that page:

Speeds up to: 1GB down/50Mb.

which probably means a speed between the max of the next fastest package
and that one. So, between 250 MB and 1GB.

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Peter Duncanson
(in uk.tech.digital-tv)

On Sun, 31 Jan 2016 11:16:25 +0000, Adrian Caspersz
wrote:

On 31/01/16 11:09, Geoff Pearson wrote:
One of the world's duller countries is quite exciting for internet
connections. Where in Britain can we get 1GB down/50Mb up?

http://www.rogers.com/consumer/internet

Where is the justification in having more that 5Gb down?

What do individual consumers use the excess for that is legal?

That package is described as being suitable for more than 5 people
online simultaneously. It is not for one or two users at a time.

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Peter Duncanson
(in uk.tech.digital-tv)

"Peter Duncanson" wrote in message
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On Sun, 31 Jan 2016 11:09:08 -0000, "Geoff Pearson"
wrote:

One of the world's duller countries is quite exciting for internet
connections. Where in Britain can we get 1GB down/50Mb up?

http://www.rogers.com/consumer/internet

Yes, but where in Canada can they actually get 1GB down/50Mb up?

Note the wording on that page:

Speeds up to: 1GB down/50Mb.

which probably means a speed between the max of the next fastest package
and that one. So, between 250 MB and 1GB.

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Peter Duncanson
(in uk.tech.digital-tv)

I came across it listening to a Canadian classical music internet station,
which has adverts in the style of the 1950s. The station streams at 320k.

On 31/01/2016 11:09, Geoff Pearson wrote:
One of the world's duller countries is quite exciting for internet
connections. Where in Britain can we get 1GB down/50Mb up?

http://www.rogers.com/consumer/internet



about 5 miles from my house - gigaclear.




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Gareth.
That fly.... Is your magic wand.

On 31/01/2016 11:16, Adrian Caspersz wrote:
On 31/01/16 11:09, Geoff Pearson wrote:
One of the world's duller countries is quite exciting for internet
connections. Where in Britain can we get 1GB down/50Mb up?

http://www.rogers.com/consumer/internet

Where is the justification in having more that 5Gb down?

What do individual consumers use the excess for that is legal?




you just use it less - faster.
instead of taking an hour to download something do it in a minute or so
- and then not use your connection.

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Gareth.
That fly.... Is your magic wand.

Its normally due to having several devices running at once. If I could get
say 10m down and five up that would suit me, but it seems if you go for
slower you lose the up speeds.
Brian

"Adrian Caspersz" wrote in message
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On 31/01/16 11:09, Geoff Pearson wrote:
One of the world's duller countries is quite exciting for internet
connections. Where in Britain can we get 1GB down/50Mb up?

http://www.rogers.com/consumer/internet

Where is the justification in having more that 5Gb down?

What do individual consumers use the excess for that is legal?

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Adrian C

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