For the first time in a very long time I had to use a dial up modem
to download some log files (text based, from a Linux box).

        While I was downloading the files I noticed I was getting around
200Kb/s.

        Of course, this was because of the compression that modems do, and
because it was a log file with lots of repetitive text.

        It got me hinking; for the average user looking at a site which
isn't too heavily laden with graphics; JetStart is probably no faster than
an average modem dialing up to an average ISP.
        The advertised claims of being up to three times faster only really
apply to people downloading lots of non-compressable data, such as file
sharing. Joe Average probably wont notice much difference.

        As a plus, JetStart is a [mostly] permanent connection ...

Philip D'Ath
CCNP, CCDA, BCMS
http://www.ifm.net.nz/

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