Bolt_Gundam510 Posted July 21, 2007 Share Posted July 21, 2007 STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) -- She is a latecomer to the information superhighway, but 75-year-old Sigbritt Lothberg is now cruising the Internet with a dizzying speed.Lothberg's 40 gigabits-per-second fiber-optic connection in Karlstad is believed to be the fastest residential uplink in the world, Karlstad city officials said.In less than 2 seconds, Lothberg can download a full-length movie on her home computer -- many thousand times faster than most residential connections, said Hafsteinn Jonsson, head of the Karlstad city network unit.Jonsson and Lothberg's son, Peter, worked together to install the connection.The speed is reached using a new modulation technique that allows the sending of data between two routers placed up to 1,240 miles apart, without any transponders in between, Jonsson said."We wanted to show that that there are no limitations to Internet speed," he said.Peter Lothberg, who is a networking expert, said he wanted to demonstrate the new technology while providing a computer link for his mother."She's a brand new Internet user," Lothberg said by phone from California, where he lives. "She didn't even have a computer before."His mother isn't exactly making the most of her high-speed connection. She only uses it to read Web-based newspapers. Source: CNN TECHNOLOGY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alcala Posted July 21, 2007 Share Posted July 21, 2007 If only it was available here.... think of all the pron you can download! ;) Just kidding! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amplify Posted July 21, 2007 Share Posted July 21, 2007 And I'm downloading at 60kB/s, oh the humanity! The humanity! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anteus Posted July 21, 2007 Share Posted July 21, 2007 GO SWEDEN! :w00t: :coolwink: :dribble: :tease: :clap: ;) :dance2: :snooty: ;) :ph34r: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masterripper Posted July 21, 2007 Share Posted July 21, 2007 Holy Fuck! ;) Thats all i have to say about that...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zer0buRn Posted July 21, 2007 Share Posted July 21, 2007 Now I'm jealous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCORPiON Posted July 22, 2007 Share Posted July 22, 2007 Hmmm and the hardware is NSA like or what? 40GB/s will smoke every normal HDD ;)So ... i think a 100MBit connection should do everything for your personal amousement, fully :)greetz SCORPiON Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolt_Gundam510 Posted July 22, 2007 Author Share Posted July 22, 2007 And I'm downloading at 60kB/s, oh the humanity! The humanity! ;)GO SWEDEN! :w00t: :coolwink: :dribble: :tease: :clap: :) :thumbsup: :snooty: ;) :king:Holy Fuck! :eek: Thats all i have to say about that......Now I'm jealous!what are yall talking about i just want brad band in my area and i can't get it, couse AT&T said they haven't put it out this far. so bascialy what they are saying, we are in a dead zone and wont ever get it out in my area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrak Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 Jeez. The rest of the world blazes ahead, and Australia gets "fraudband" speeds of a whopping 1.5Mbit if you're lucky! We also get caps on the amount of data we can download per month, and some of our biggest ISPs even count upload data! Yay!I've got ADSL2+, 24Mbit theoretical speed but since I'm 4km from the exchange I get 5Mbit on a good day. Also have 60GB/month quota, which is a fuckton compared to other offerings; ie Telstra, our country's largest telco offers "broadband" with a 200MB a month limit. Woo-fuckin-hoo. The excess data usag charges are also $150AU ($132US) per GB, and I am not shitting you on that. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anteus Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 Well that wasn't that bad? We pay for 24mbits and get ~8mbits, it costs 299 Swedish kronor = 45.003088 US$ (its not the cheapest). 60GB a month thats not so bad my total download with utorrent is approx 80GB up and down, 40GB of it is full The Simpsons collection and full Family Guy and lot of movies (not counting my IDM and Rapidshare Premium) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myidisbb Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 well only person on ther special router so yeah she was fast. \on a side note. they can now bend fiberoptics. which means connections right at the house. therefor we poor slow speed americans will be able to get better higher speeds now. but the comapnies want a 2 tier pay system so they will try to keep thet slower speeds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PsyPod Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 40Gbps....lol... :) and we have to suffer for a "sizzling" 512 kbps (EGP 180 =~$30) and were are dying for a 2Mbps connection (EGP 750 =~$125)... :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaveRider Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 Hmmm and the hardware is NSA like or what? 40GB/s will smoke every normal HDD ;)So ... i think a 100MBit connection should do everything for your personal amousement, fully :(greetz SCORPiONHardrives choking constanly. GigaBit will do also."We wanted to show that that there are no limitations to Internet speed," That is well said, exept a goverment\company can easily restrict you, and charge a price right out of their asses too (capital lovers)~{===8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dock98 Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 sure wish my son or daughter would do that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asad Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 Some of the internet prices are bogus here. I get:8MbpsUnlimited DownloadsFree calls via VOIP to landlines, Orange MobileWireless RouterAll for £5 (~$10) a month Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anteus Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 Some of the internet prices are bogus here. I get:8MbpsUnlimited DownloadsFree calls via VOIP to landlines, Orange MobileWireless RouterAll for £5 (~$10) a monthNice!! Here in Sweden i get ~8mbit (says up to 24mbit) for 43$ (£21)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynnig Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 WOW that's a fast one (40Gbps) ! 2Mbps seems static now :lol: and £18 per month (UK )! ! ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sozen Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 that is mind bottling. Its just so crazy O_O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samurai Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 Some of the internet prices are bogus here. I get:8MbpsUnlimited DownloadsFree calls via VOIP to landlines, Orange MobileWireless RouterAll for £5 (~$10) a monthAside from the fact that I keep reading from articles online / in magazines that Orange is absolutely abysmal when it comes to broadband, I struggle to find where you're paying £5 a month for the above. Their website offers £9.99 for 8MB (half price from £19.99) and £7.49 for 2MB (half price from £14.99).Unlimited Downloads? I don't think so.8MB Package: FUP Applies*2MB Package: 2GB AllowanceAll prices are MINUS the cost of the telephone line rental which is around the £11 a month mark.Price includes £2.08 for Livebox wireless modem hire paid to Orange Broadband (not really an incentive is it). What if I own my own modem and wish to use that? Are they saying, "No it just won't do. You need our "Special" kind of modem to work!"Free calls? Yes!!! But there's also a Fair Use Policy on that too.Inclusive calls are to UK landlines starting with 01 and 02 numbers and calls to landlines in 100 international destinations listed here. Inclusive calls available via active broadband connection. Call charges apply to other calls. Calls are limited to a maximum of two hours and you can redial as often as you like. Calls are subject to fair use policy for our Talk serviceI see no mention of free calls to Orange Mobiles, but I'm guessing that's in the smaller print.On top of that you also failed to list that it's an 18 month contract, and you also need to be subscribed to a monthly mobile phone plan which is £30 or greater a month. Next please... I've laughed enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MASE Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 i wonder what his kids get for their birthdays...lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boselect Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 whoah, some prices you guys have are BAD!i get 20meg (up and down) (also soon to be 50meg/30meg) UNLIMITED DOWNLOADunlimited landline calls, and unlimited calls to Virgin Mobile400+ Channels + recordable live TVonly £34 a month Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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