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Re: [OM] [OT] DSL access prices in Canada

Subject: Re: [OM] [OT] DSL access prices in Canada
From: "Tom A. Trottier" <Tom@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2001 03:30:18 -0400
On Tuesday, October 02, 2001 at 10:03, Ken N <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote on "Re: [OM] [OT] DSL access prices in ," saying..

> Tom (speedy gonzoles) Scales wrote:
> > This statement makes me curious. I regularly download large
> > files from the
> > Net at 200+Kb (bytes) per second.  Internet Explorer upgrades,
> > for example,
> > just zoom down.  That's 1.6mbps.  When the whole family is
> > using the
> > Internet, I can download and still not affect anyone's
> > performance.
> > I think I'd scream at 'standard' DSL's 384kbps.
> > 
> > Tom
> > who lives in a city with enormous capacity and no slowdowns.
> 
> Tom, first of all, I believe that MS has a pop of some form in
> your city--so that helps explain the fast upgrade downloads. 
...

Also, I think MS upgrades include everything, but they check to see 
if you downloaded current copies earlier of different files & then 
don't duplicate the download.

Tom
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