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World's Fastest Internet Cafe

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the like-i-needed-another-reason-for-coffee dept.

Thyrus writes "An internet cafe offering connections 50 times faster than typical broadband services has opened in Cornwall. Computers at Goonhilly satellite station, on the Lizard peninsula in Cornwall, are connected to BT's global internet protocol network. That means users can download data at speeds of up to 100 megabits per second (Mbps). It is thought to be the first time such high speeds have been seen at a UK internet cafe. The service will be free to visitors."

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  1. Re:World's fastest? by bcat24 · · Score: 3, Informative
    RTFAS (Read The F***ing Article Summary):
    It is thought to be the first time such high speeds have been seen at a UK internet cafe.
    Emphasis mine.
  2. Re:Can't be cheap? by LiquidCoooled · · Score: 5, Informative

    the 61 dishes were there already.

    Its a massive communications centre.
    the cafe is just a tiny part of it which they have hooked into the direct net feed.

    Like having the microwave at springfield nuclear power plant linked directly to the reactor core.

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    liqbase :: faster than paper
  3. Re:World's fastest? by bcat24 · · Score: 3, Informative

    Damn, "at a UK internet cafe" was supposed to be in italics. Oh well.

  4. Re:Not that impressive by rkww · · Score: 4, Informative

    According to wikipedia the cafe has a 1Gb pipe. The 100Mbit connections are to the desktop.

  5. Re:Not that impressive by voice_of_all_reason · · Score: 3, Informative

    grandfather poster was pointing out that it doesn't matter what speed the cafe has if you're grabbing a torrent of the latest Harry Potter movie from a 40KB/s source in Bumbleskunk, Ohio.

  6. -Yawn- by Reality+Master+101 · · Score: 3, Informative

    Who cares? I can barely tell the difference between my old 4 megabit connection and my current 10 megabit connection. Servers can't even typically send it that fast. It only comes in handy when I'm doing multiple downloads at the same time.

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    Sometimes it's best to just let stupid people be stupid.
  7. Re:Goonhilly? Lizard Peninsula? by Doctor+Crumb · · Score: 3, Informative

    "Monster Island" was already taken...

  8. Re:Article is garbage - don't read it by lebski · · Score: 5, Informative

    Sounds to me like you haven't been around much for the last few years. Alright UK internet access isn't the best but unless you live right in the middle of nowhere you can certainly get ADSL speeds. 90% of uk households according to this (alright I've never heard of them but it was this or theregister).

    Personally I get 8mbs (theoretically) more like 6.5mbs in practice. Where I live you can get up to 24mbs if you feel like it. Telewest (if they are still called that) are trialing a 100mbs connection to a few select areas and offer 10mbs to their other customers. Let's be honest it's nothing like your description.