Date: Wed, 29 Mar 1995 03:17:39 +0100 From: Gary Palmer <gary@palmer.demon.co.uk> To: Amancio Hasty <hasty@star-gate.com> Cc: Mark Tinguely <tinguely@plains.nodak.edu>, hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Video stuff... Message-ID: <869.796443459@palmer.demon.co.uk> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 28 Mar 1995 14:11:11 -0000." <199503281411.OAA08536@star-gate.com>
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In message <199503281411.OAA08536@star-gate.com>, Amancio Hasty writes: >Someone told me that MCI is going to provide T1 speed connections to the >home for about $100 via cable !! Ahem. $100/week? >Anyone know anything about this? Yes. There are about 200 people with T1 rate cable network connections already in Cambridge, England, being a test site for a new Set Top Box technology. In this case it isn't a traditional T1, but rather an ATM link which happens to run at the same speed. The T1 rate is mainly used for multi-media video type applications, but the company I was talking to was thinking of providing IP access also as a supplimentary service. NOTE: SUPPLIMENTARY :-) >Boy, if the above is true is not too hard to see in the near future >a FreeBSD Tv Channel. Hmmmm :-) Gary
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