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Cybermonkey

 posted on 10th May 06 at 07:02

quote:
Originally posted by Bart
i think its more than 1% of computer users use 56k dial up.

alot of companies use it for online banking. For e.g our BACs payments, the computer dials up on 56k, sends the data, and disconnects.
A few ppl here also use it for online banking.


read what he said again. 1% of users CANT recieve broadband


Bart

 posted on 10th May 06 at 06:54

i think its more than 1% of computer users use 56k dial up.

alot of companies use it for online banking. For e.g our BACs payments, the computer dials up on 56k, sends the data, and disconnects.
A few ppl here also use it for online banking.


John

 posted on 10th May 06 at 02:35

Most definitions of broadband don't actually mention speed at all.


Dan B

 posted on 10th May 06 at 02:26

I'd class connection speeds as:

Narrowband: up to 56kbps
Midband: 56kbps up to (but not including) 256kbps
Broadband: 256kbps and above

Sillyband: 2.4Gbps and above (we have some of these in work, serious equipment) :thumbs:


Dom

 posted on 9th May 06 at 18:06

anything faster than 56k, ie: 64k isdn is classed as broadband - though i find it hard that only 56,000 (probably more) people cant get broadband :|

saying that though my bros village can get ADSL yet they dont have gas supplied :lol:


Brett

 posted on 9th May 06 at 15:28

:lol: told


John

 posted on 9th May 06 at 14:42

quote:
Originally posted by ssj_kakarot
my mate cant recieve it either and he lives in a town pretty close to me doubt its 99% of people who can recieve it id like to see the evidence from that.


http://www.bt.com/broadband/


Dan B

 posted on 9th May 06 at 11:27

My parents used to have it, but only when I lived there......as soon as I moved out, and got my own place, they decided they didn't use the internet enough to warrant keeping the broadband connection, so back to 56kbps they went...


ssj_kakarot

 posted on 9th May 06 at 08:15

my mate cant recieve it either and he lives in a town pretty close to me doubt its 99% of people who can recieve it id like to see the evidence from that.


Jodi_the_g

 posted on 9th May 06 at 00:40

all my mates must live in the 1% then lol.

They are always moaning.


John

 posted on 9th May 06 at 00:37

99% of uk homes and businesses can recieve broadband.


Jodi_the_g

 posted on 9th May 06 at 00:30

Broadband is still not wide spreed, many villages just outside small towns can not get it.


Sam

 posted on 8th May 06 at 21:29

My ex girlfriend's mum is too tight to get broadband, also a 286 running Windows 3.0 is faster than their PC! :lol:


John

 posted on 8th May 06 at 21:22

Theres been 2 polls on this very recently.


Adam_B

 posted on 8th May 06 at 21:22

you still cant get BB in some places.


GT4Brody

 posted on 8th May 06 at 21:21

Seriously...now that broadband has come down in price to people actually still have the patience to use 56k?? i know i couldnt now.