I have 30Mbps down/20Mbps down and I make full use of it easily with newsgroups, torrentz, etc. ,etc (all legal, of course.......)
I could definitely see 1Gbps being useful, especially when you add IPTV with 4-5 simultaneous HD streams, while also allowing for huge download bandwidth.
@Cg006 I love the idea of having 1 Gbps connections everywhere...except that downloads will always be capped at the speed of the host...meaning it's about 950 Mbps gone to waste on most of us.
"No single person NEEDS 1Gbps" (Cydoniac 2010) - Lowest Ranked
When Engadget announces 100Gbp/s internet.
Of course by then we will have discovered as a result of the Large Hadron Collider experiment how to Teleport things through the internet using 50 Gb/s speeds.
@Cydoniac What if I wanna watch 4k tv and record 8 4096 x 2160 channels at the same time, while simultaneously downloading tons of porn? 1gbps would be awesome, plus you would have the best bragging rights.
@Cydoniac - So you are saying I shouldn't have switched from my 56kbps dial-up connection to 20Mbps Cablevision connection?
If Goog wants to push the limits of technology to shake the market a bit, why not? When has innovation/competition hurt anyone - well other than those companies that become too complacent with their offerings (cough Comcast cough)? It's called "technological advancement" my friend... If bandwidth becomes available, I am sure new uses/services will emerge to utilize it eventually.
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No single person NEEDS 1Gbps.
@Cydoniac
i need 1gbps thank you very much.
Business can use 1gbps pipes
Condos
Hotels
Scools..
Never hurts to have all that speed :)
@Cydoniac But this single person WANTS 1Gbps!
@Cydoniac
i need 1gbps thank you very much.
Business can use 1gbps pipes
Condos
Hotels
Schools..
Never hurts to have all that speed :)
@Cg006
Yay scool!
@Cydoniac
i disagree with every "fiber" in my being :)
@Cydoniac
I don't think the internet is fast enough for 1Gbps speeds...
@jaleman
Nevermind. Ya fixed it. Anyhow, yeah I too would love that 1 Gbps. :)
@Cydoniac What? Are you sure you're on the right blog?
@jaleman
hahah I tried too fix it but it was too late, post went through..lol
@Cydoniac I do you can never have enough speed. I have 18megs and still thirst for more
@Cydoniac
Nobody will ever need more than 640 kB RAM. (Bill Gates, 1983)
I rest my case.
@Cydoniac
I have 30Mbps down/20Mbps down and I make full use of it easily with newsgroups, torrentz, etc. ,etc (all legal, of course.......)
I could definitely see 1Gbps being useful, especially when you add IPTV with 4-5 simultaneous HD streams, while also allowing for huge download bandwidth.
@Cg006 I love the idea of having 1 Gbps connections everywhere...except that downloads will always be capped at the speed of the host...meaning it's about 950 Mbps gone to waste on most of us.
@Eternity
http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Bill_Gates#Misattributed
You reminded me of slashdot 10 years ago :)
@vman81 10 years from now I am going quote:
"No single person NEEDS 1Gbps" (Cydoniac 2010)
- Lowest Ranked
When Engadget announces 100Gbp/s internet.
Of course by then we will have discovered as a result of the Large Hadron Collider experiment how to Teleport things through the internet using 50 Gb/s speeds.
@Cydoniac What if I wanna watch 4k tv and record 8 4096 x 2160 channels at the same time, while simultaneously downloading tons of porn? 1gbps would be awesome, plus you would have the best bragging rights.
@Cydoniac I'm sure it would make mincemeat of a 1080p 60fps video stream.
Bill Gates never said that. You must be the last person alive that still believes that myth.
@ddmeightball
great move by google. How does it help their business though? Unless they can choose what is allowed on their network... but then...
Also last I checked google has less cash than either msft or aapl. So where do they get the money?
@Cg006
i love scools!!
wait, WTF is that?
@Cydoniac - So you are saying I shouldn't have switched from my 56kbps dial-up connection to 20Mbps Cablevision connection?
If Goog wants to push the limits of technology to shake the market a bit, why not? When has innovation/competition hurt anyone - well other than those companies that become too complacent with their offerings (cough Comcast cough)? It's called "technological advancement" my friend... If bandwidth becomes available, I am sure new uses/services will emerge to utilize it eventually.