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[Shinjuku]

1gb? Is that it? Old Swedish Lady Gets World's Fastest Internet Connection | TechCrunch

So she has 40 Gbps Internet good for her, but this isn't no competition to me I'd be happy if I had 200 mbps to be honest.

 

[Hillboy]

So she has 40 Gbps Internet good for her, but this isn't no competition to me I'd be happy if I had 200 mbps to be honest.

Me too, I was just posting that as a joke xD

 

[Reagan Rayden]

Me too, I was just posting that as a joke xD

No you were insulting my thread. I'll kill you!

 

[Hillboy]

No you were insulting my thread. I'll kill you!

Wait... wait... wait.. ok I'm ready

DO IT PUSSY

 

[Delsan]

Yet another reason for Google to think that they rule the world. I tell you, these guys are going to be the only ones to live after the apocalypse comfortably.

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntICHMV-WMA&feature=player_detailpage[/video]

lol

 

[Bukkake Sensei]

Dead at nobody on KHInsider understanding the difference between a gigabyte and a gigabit.

 

[Orion]

what is interwebs

 

[Shinjuku]

Well they offer T.V and Internet for now.

Although I might be tempted on that T.V part of it Charter down here STINKS to high heaven. I know that they don't have many channels yet though.

 

[Passion]

I also don't get why people are against monsters like Walmart and Walgreens monopolizing various industries, but oh well~
Anyways, if the Google monopoly is great, then I won't complain. :v

here in america that little word "monopoly" is illegal. basic economics class my friend. basic econ.

 

[Dogenzaka]

1 bit represents a cell of computer memory that can carry either the value 1 or 0 (true or false).
8 bits (8 little cells of memory) = 1 byte.
(1 byte can represent 256 different combinations of values, because 2^(8) = 256).

Therefore, 1 gigabyte =/= 1 gigabit.

That's what I know about bits/bytes and I'm assuming it's the same concept when carried over to internet speed.

 

[Wehrmacht]

Dead at nobody on KHInsider understanding the difference between a gigabyte and a gigabit.

To put this into perspective, 1 gigabit is equal to roughly 125 MB.

Which is still about 10 times faster than the internet I personally have right now, but still.

 

[Nyangoro]

google just loves pushin that "too good to be true" angle

 

[Alaude Drenxta]

Also this;

Comcast Doubles Internet Speeds, Unveils 305 Mbps Tier | News & Opinion | PCMag.com


Also, I've been told that internet speed is measured in bits both because downloads/uploads do not upscale, and because it makes it sound better. :/

 

[Reagan Rayden]

Well, a good thing that comes out of this is the fact that other competitors will now have to speed up in order to stick around. Or is that a bad thing

 

[Alaude Drenxta]

Well, a good thing that comes out of this is the fact that other competitors will now have to speed up in order to stick around. Or is that a bad thing

That's not necessarily true. The connected cost of speeds like this will seem huge compared to the negligible difference noticed by the consumers in their internet speed. The average user would not likely see more than a marginal rise in their speeds, not enough to warrant the additional cost. Only high traffic users who run numerous large downloads would really benefit, and even then it's hard to justify those prices. In the early years it will be very difficult to market these products, they won't catch on for quite some time, and will likely be overshadowed by slightly slower and cheaper services that reflect the "next step up", instead of a boundless leap. Those are the sorts of things that crash an economy.

 

[Orion]

google just loves pushin that "too good to be true" angle

Not really, it only seems that way if you can't differentiate between a gigabit and a gigabyte~

 

[Alaude Drenxta]

Not really, it only seems that way if you can't differentiate between a gigabit and a gigabyte~

It is still 100 times faster than the average here. Coupled with unlimited bandwidth and it's quite a convenience.

 

[Orion]

It is still 100 times faster than the average here. Coupled with unlimited bandwidth and it's quite a convenience.

Oh, I'm in no way trying to put Google Fiber down. I'd take up those speeds in an instant if I could, but Australia's probably going to be the last 'western' nation to receive anything like Google Fiber, if it even expands outside of the USA.

 

[TheRoadToDawn]

God this is amazing. This must come to Montreal dammit!

 

[Alaude Drenxta]

Oh, I'm in no way trying to put Google Fiber down. I'd take up those speeds in an instant if I could, but Australia's probably going to be the last 'western' nation to receive anything like Google Fiber, if it even expands outside of the USA.

I'm sure it would eventually, but likely under a different name and even from a different company.