At 04:05 PM 10/20/2005 +1300, Brian Gibbons wrote:

not picking on you Brian, just decided its time to comment

> >From: "Mark Foster" <blakjak@blakjak.net>
> >
> > Whats an acceptable up:down bandwidth ratio?
> >
> > 4:1?
> > 8:1?

1:1 - dsl is only asymmetric because the DMT seems to work better according
to what I remember from Alcatel years ago. Do you remember those 1200/75bps
modems from the 80's ? Also invented by the telcos so they could get into
information services.... called Prestel or something like that. The telcos
would dearly love to own or control the Internet. The somewhat random
method of developing things on the Internet is a complete horror to them.

>Information flow is generally from a business to a home user, i.e.
>businesses "send" more information than (non P2P) home users.

49% of people in WGTN work outside the CBD, many from home. I have to shift
video files from home to my server. They're processed at night. Sometimes I
use my dsl connex. generally due to size, I use a firewire disk and the
long haul version of sneeker net (remember that ?) - its called a car.

I personally used full speed jetstream until now. I terminated with
Paradise today. I am very grumpy. nz wireless are in the area now and my
sons use CafeNet (also in the area). I don't think I'll use dsl again and
am now trying to work out an easy way to get free calling to my mother in
law so I can disconnect the phone. (I have several iTalk phones)

>So while 10:1 down/up may be OK for home users, many businesses need 2:1
>with minimum "up" speed at least as fast as a home users "down" speed (e.g.
>remote email access to Exchange Server at work).
>
>A 256k or 512k upload speed would have made UBS "usable" for businesses, but
>Telecom don't seem to care about the needs of "other" NZ businesses.

Their mission in life is to make money for shareholders. Slowing down
broadband delays capex spends which shareholders hate. The fact that it
stuffs up other businesses is no concern of theirs. Lets be honest about it.

Mr Grumpy

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