UK Broadband

[hacker_on_fire]

Any of you rippers from the Uk will know what i am talking about.

I am considering getting broadband, for obvious reasons such as i want 2 download movies, music etc...

But i dont know how about to go around getting it.
i want 2 know what's the best one to get. (also how cheap they are)

Also i would like to share my rips with others and swap with each other.

Any advice?

Techno (i know u coem from the uk)

Has anybody got it? is it really that good?

[techno]

I got broadband!!!!


I got a cable modem, your ISP gives u it. Here, it is from Telewest (suck) and is £25 per month + one off setup of £25.

It is fast.

You need a Network card and that is all, the guys will do the rest.

After the year, they may put an offer for u or something, I got mines on November 2001.


YES it is that good.

56.6K = 10MB = 50mins to download
Cable modem = 10MB = 10 mins to download or less!

Techno

[Enchanter]

I wish broadband in Australia was affordable. I have one account, but with a limit of 3GB/mth, it really is no better than a dial-up account.

[hacker_on_fire]

enchanter i know what u mean. in london it costs £25-30 per month + one off instilation of £150. But if u move house then u loss your broadband. So thats y i haven't got it. I'm looking 4 an alternative, apart from BT ADSL.

Techno, i dont consider the usage of a cable modem 'proper' broadband. Cos broadband does 1/2 mb per sec. Obviously it never runs at optimum speed. So i think it would download at 50kb per sec. So:

10mb = 3min 20sec
but cable runs at:
10mb = 10mins

See what i mean.

But at least u got better then me.

[techno]

incorrect hacker on fire.

here, it is 10MB for 2 mins for download on a cable modem, bandwidth does NOT matter, I REPEAT, BANDWIDTH DOES NOT MATTER, here anyway

[hacker_on_fire]

techno, you're contradicting urself. U said in the 1st post you made:

Cable modem = 10MB = 10 mins to download or less!

I think bandwith does matter as a 56k modem downloads faster then a 28k modem

[techno]

eh???????


Sorry I don't follow m8.

I am just telling u info that I know of and got told.

Cable is much faster than a 56k modem, nearly 10 times faster. so, if u download a movie, let's say over kazaa, then u will get speeds of 50k/s and more, so a whole DVD ripped movie will be downloaded in about 4 hours at this constant speed.

Peace my friend

[hacker_on_fire]

i'm comaring a cabel modem to ADSL ('proper broadband) which does 1/2mb per sec. But it never runs at this speed. It probably downloads at 50kb per sec.

So how does a cabel modem compare to broadband (ADSL - the BT one)?

[techno]

dunno.

ADSL and dsl is suppose to be faster than cable but with bandwidth restrictions in the UK, cable modem doesn't which is great.

But it is much faster, I mean FAST AS a ferrari.

Techno

[hacker_on_fire]

he he he he

thanks techno (once again )

[techno]

anytime my friend, just telling u what I know of

Thanks man, u rule

Techno

[Enchanter]

I believe anything faster than a 56K line (with the exception of ISDN) is considered a broadband connection. DSL (all its variants) and cable are, hence, broadband connections. My 2 cents worth.

[hacker_on_fire]

the uk is slow @ everything inc

internet (connection)
games
movies
music

[Enchanter]

How about the movie Star Wars Episode II? Here in Australia, they have only started premiering last Thursday (16th May 2002).

[techno]

and I already got it on kazaa!