MLUG: Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] The Wi-Fi Boom
Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] The Wi-Fi Boom
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On Tue, Dec 17, 2002 at 04:20:46PM -0800, Chris Wolfe wrote:
> co.) this month reduced "the monthly cost of a 12-megabyte-per-second line by
> 500 yen to 2700 yen ($22 or so)..."  WHAT?!  If the article author is right
> (and he mentions megaBYTE a couple of times), these guys are getting the
> equivalent of a 100 mbit/sec connection to their homes!  Is that right? 
> What's the max throughput for ADSL?  I've got to talk to my brother-in-law
> (lives here, has ADSL) to see what the scoop really is.

Are you sure this is ADSL? I've read several articles about Japan pushing
fiber to the curb because of the population density. This sounds about
right for fiber to the curb vs. xDSL.
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Scott Hussey
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