Re: [NTLK] [OT] FTTH...

From: Gavin Williams (gavinwilliams_at_mac.com)
Date: Tue Jul 30 2002 - 11:32:54 EDT


Whoa. I gada know more about this. What is it? Who provides it? What was
the kps on that? Where is it available?
On Tuesday, July 30, 2002, at 11:22 AM, Sushi wrote:

>
> Hi Everyone,
>
> Just tried Fiber To The Home (FTTH) this weekend.
>
> A friend of mine has it.
>
> So I did my usual test of DL'ing Mac OS 9.2.1 update (about 83MB).
>
> My results:
>
> 28.8 --> 6.5 hours
>
> ADSL --> 14 minutes
>
> FTTH --> 7 seconds
>
> Wow! :-o
>
> My buddy is a finance type, not a geek -- go figure. Lucky fellow!
>
> I almost broke down and cried after I DL'ed the file 4 times (7, 8, 10
> and 12 seconds) in less than a two minute period.
>
> ...actually, I DL'ed it five times. But the first one was so quick,
> that
> I was unable to time it.
>
> I am sure looking forward to the day when I can get FTTH.
>
> Anybody else around the world have FTTH.
>
> Is sure is nice.
>
> ...a far cry from the 300 baud days!
>
> Sushi
>
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