Broadband Speed

xoxoxoBruce · 09-04-2015, 12:25 AM

While I'm fortunate to have Verizon Vios that's pretty quick, a lot of people outside urban areas suffer very slow internet service.

Pigeons are speedy, unless they see Sundae sitting in the park, but this is even worse than it sounds.

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In South Africa, a carrier pigeon carrying a 4GB memory stick proved to be faster than the ADSL service from the country's biggest web firm, Telkom. Winston the pigeon took one hour and eight minutes to carry the data across the 60-mile course, and it took another hour to upload the data. During the same time, the ADSL had sent just 4% of the data.

Not only Winston's flying time, but an hour to upload thr stick, and still only 4% from Telkom. No shenanigans either, strict rules.

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"no cats allowed" and "birdseed must not have any performance-enhancing seeds within."

Griff · 09-04-2015, 06:14 AM

We have a similar operation here. Pigeons might be a good idea.

limey · 09-04-2015, 10:52 AM

Thanks, Bruce, for the story. We're currently battling on our wee island for better local speeds ... maybe pigeon post isn't dead after all?

Zathris · 09-17-2015, 04:31 PM

Gravdigr · 09-17-2015, 04:52 PM

Hah!! "The Button" is one of those cheap-ass battery operated lights ya buy 3 for $5 @ Dollar General Store.

And it didn't even light up!!!

Zathris · 09-17-2015, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Gravdigr

Hah!! "The Button" is one of those cheap-ass battery operated lights ya buy 3 for $5 @ Dollar General Store.

And it didn't even light up!!!

I noticed that too. My point, tho, iz...well...cuz GCI.

09-04-2015, 06:14 AM	#2
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09-04-2015, 10:52 AM	#3
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	Thanks, Bruce, for the story. We're currently battling on our wee island for better local speeds ... maybe pigeon post isn't dead after all? __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

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