On Sun, Jun 12, 2011 at 01:16, Jeroen van Aart <jer...@mompl.net> wrote: > Randy Bush wrote: >> >> some of us try to get work done from home. and anyone who has worked >> and/or lived in a first world country thinks american 'broadband' speeds >> are a joke, even for a home network. > > I understand, but I was referring to the average home internet connection. > But even for work 100Mbps seems a bit overkill for most purposes. Whole > offices work fine with a "mere" bonded T1 at 10Mbps. Admitted it's > symmetrical and is more stable. But regarding speed it's quite a bit slower > than the mentioned 100Mbps home internet.
I need 100Mbs at home because I want to see a streamed movie NOW, not in a month because someone considers broadband a luxury :) Pretty simple usage scenario I might say.
