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Subject: RE: META: Talking about Bandwidth
From: DGL
Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 02:33:56 +0100

I have an idea. How bout if everyone converts everything to flash with enormous high quality sound files. Perhaps a minimum file size could be something like 1M. I bet it wouldn't take long for all those slackers to get up to speed. :)

-----Original Message-----
From: Shawn Anderson [SMTP:sandersonatreal [dot] com]
Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 1998 5:04 PM
To: flasheratshocker [dot] com; flasheratshocker [dot] com
Subject: META: Talking about Bandwidth

Latest stats I've seen:

14.4 or lower = 17%
28.8 or lower = 45%
33.6 or lower = 72%
56 or lower = 86%
ISDN or faster = 14%

Higher bandwidth services are coming slowly, but they're still only for the
fortunate and the early adopters.

Sidenote:
DirectTV has a new dual purpose dish (system retailing at $399) that
connects to your TV and your PC. It delivers up to 600kbps, and some
estimate it to eventually deliver up to 30mbps. It's only one-way
(incoming) but it's where you need it the most. It's $20/month and you
still have to have an ISP.

For some reason this isn' t on their website yet. I read it in Wired
magazine and in a flyer at Circuit City.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Thepoet [SMTP:thepoetatmci2000 [dot] com]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 1998 3:21 PM
> To: flasheratshocker [dot] com
> Subject: Talking about Bandwidth
>
> Recently many people were talking about movie sizes being too large
>at 500k
> etc. Currently this is true for most people, BUT, the situation is
>beggining
> to change in many places in the country. For example here in
>Colorado and
> Arizonia as well, the local RBOC-US Worst ...er... West
> is starting up their ADSL
> Here is a price comparison of their services. Please note that the
>$40.00
> per moth price includes use of the ADSL modem IF you use US Worst
>for your
> ISP (an additional 19.95 for unlimited access)
> from http://www.uswest.com/com/customers/interprise/dsl/pricing.html
>in case
> you want more info.
>
> The following prices are based on a one year contract. Pricing state
>to
> state may vary. Product Per
> month fee Initial
> set-up fee ATM OAL*
> Per Month Install
>
> MegaLine (256k) $40 $110 n/a n/a
> MegaOffice (512k) $62.40 $110 n/a n/a
> MegaBusiness (768k) $76.80 $110 n/a n/a
>
> MegaBit:
> 1 M down 1 M up $120 $110 n/a n/a
> 4 M down 1 M up $480 $110 n/a n/a
> 7 M down 1 M up $840 $110 n/a n/a
>
> MegaCentral:
> 1.544 Mbps $455 $500 ** n/a
> 3 Mbps $967 $500 $674.50 $840.27
> Each additional
> 3 Mbps + $239
> to previous fee $500 n/a n/a
>
> MegaPak $59.95 $199*** n/a n/a
>
>
>
>
>----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> ----
> In addition to the above charges, the MegaLine, MegaOffice,
>MegaBusiness and
> MegaBit customers will need to buy a Netspeed Modem or PCI card from
> U S WEST for their computer. The price for this ranges from $199 to
>$299.
>
> MegaBit Services provide users with a fast-paced connection to
>either a
> corporate LAN or the Internet. Both the data and voice traffic
>travel on the
> same pair of telephone wires so the user may use the phone while
>working on
> the computer. The customer's phone service remains the same and the
>customer
> continues to pay the current charges for residential or business
>phone
> service. The pricing of MegaBit Services does not include pricing of
>phone
> service.
> *Asynchronous Transfer Mode Optical Access Link q Certain parameters
>need to
> be met. Contact your sales representative for further information.
>
> **** so folks the issue of bandwidth may not be that much of a deal
>if your
> target market consists of folks with speed. However, if you are
>addressing
> the larger universal market, well then it is.
> Perhaps a dual Flash site based upon speed?
>
>

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