Date: Tue, 10 Jun 1997 20:47:49 +0200 (MET DST) From: Wilko Bulte <wilko@yedi.iaf.nl> To: henrich@crh.cl.msu.edu (Charles Henrich) Cc: michaelh@cet.co.jp, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Cable modems Message-ID: <199706101847.UAA00782@yedi.iaf.nl> In-Reply-To: <199706100242.WAA00853@crh.cl.msu.edu> from "Charles Henrich" at Jun 9, 97 10:42:24 pm
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As Charles Henrich wrote... > > In lists.freebsd.hackers you write: > > >Has anyone tried out a cable modem? I searched at dejanews for "cox" and > >"cable modem" and found some interesting postings. Some guy in San Diego > >downloaded a 5MB file to his home PC in 30 seconds. I also read that a > >Cox tech is surfing at home with a bsd system. > > I have had a cable modem for over a year now (I think our system was one of > the very first doing production, customer service), and well, it rocks! > > The idea of a modem or ISDN just is sooo slow. It helps that the cable > company has a direct 10mb link to the university here, so I get on average > about 200KB-300KB/sec to my workstation on campus. And since MSU is connected > so well, on weekends I get 100+ K/sec out to the net. However, the cable > plant and cable modem equipment can make a WORLD of difference, so buyer > beware. You Americans are sooo priviliged... Wilko (looks green with envy :-) _ ____________________________________________________________________ | / o / / _ Bulte email: wilko@yedi.iaf.nl - Arnhem, The Netherlands |/|/ / / /( (_) Do, or do not. There is no 'try' - Yoda --------------------------------------------------------------------------
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