Re: Yup; the Internet is screwed up.

[Owen DeLong <owen () delong com>]

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On Jun 11, 2011, at 15:16, Jeroen van Aart <jeroen () mompl net> wrote:

> Randy Bush wrote:
> > some of us try to get work done from home.  and anyone who has worked
> > and/or lived in a first world country thinks american 'broadband' speeds
> > are a joke, even for a home network.
>
> I understand, but I was referring to the average home internet connection. But even for work 100Mbps seems a bit 
> overkill for most purposes. Whole offices work fine with a "mere" bonded T1 at 10Mbps. Admitted it's symmetrical and 
> is more stable. But regarding speed it's quite a bit slower than the mentioned 100Mbps home internet.

Depends on the office and the user profile at home.  I would be very unhappy and so would my coworkers behind a bonded 
T1 at 10 Mbps.  However, I do admit I think my 70 Mbps at home will probably be adequate for a few years to come.

Owen