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xoxoxoBruce 09-04-2015 12:25 AM

Broadband Speed
 
While I'm fortunate to have Verizon Vios that's pretty quick, a lot of people outside urban areas suffer very slow internet service.

http://cellar.org/2015/pigeon.jpg

Pigeons are speedy, unless they see Sundae sitting in the park, but this is even worse than it sounds.
Quote:

In South Africa, a carrier pigeon carrying a 4GB memory stick proved to be faster than the ADSL service from the country's biggest web firm, Telkom. Winston the pigeon took one hour and eight minutes to carry the data across the 60-mile course, and it took another hour to upload the data. During the same time, the ADSL had sent just 4% of the data.
Not only Winston's flying time, but an hour to upload thr stick, and still only 4% from Telkom. No shenanigans either, strict rules.
Quote:

"no cats allowed" and "birdseed must not have any performance-enhancing seeds within."

Griff 09-04-2015 06:14 AM

We have a similar operation here. Pigeons might be a good idea.

limey 09-04-2015 10:52 AM

Thanks, Bruce, for the story. We're currently battling on our wee island for better local speeds ... maybe pigeon post isn't dead after all?

Zathris 09-17-2015 04:31 PM


Gravdigr 09-17-2015 04:52 PM

Hah!! "The Button" is one of those cheap-ass battery operated lights ya buy 3 for $5 @ Dollar General Store.

And it didn't even light up!!!

:lol2:

Zathris 09-17-2015 06:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gravdigr (Post 939394)
Hah!! "The Button" is one of those cheap-ass battery operated lights ya buy 3 for $5 @ Dollar General Store.

And it didn't even light up!!!

:lol2:

I noticed that too. My point, tho, iz...well...cuz GCI.


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