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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. Hmmmmmm too much hype by LiquidCoooled · · Score: 5, Interesting

    First, I am glad they said in the UK, because 100mbit cyber cafes aren't special everywhere.

    Also, I notice they have had to tip toe around what it can be used for:

    Adrian Hosford of BT said: "It would be possible to use the cafe's computers to download in less than 15 minutes a file the equivalent size of the DVD version of the Encyclopaedia Britannica, with its 19,000 illustrations, 629 audio and video clips and 100,000 articles.

    It seems like they are trying almost too hard to explain how quick it is, afterall, I never rate my downloads in terms of how many "dvd copies of a paper encyclopedia with illustrations and video clips" I just say its shit-hot.
    We need it in terms we can understand like how many TPG/s can we view?
    will google earth run smoothly without appearing to break up or pixelate no matter where I zoom or rotate to?
    can I wipe out my friends in CS:S by having a l33t connection?

    Another article I was reading earlier about this mentions why the special people were chosen to open it:


    The new internet café will be officially declared open by Helston Community College pupils Chloe Smith and James Evans, both aged 17, who have demonstrated outstanding acumen in the field of information technology.

    from here.

    (Yes, sisco appear to be hyping this more than the BBC, but then again they supplied some of the high tech equipment.

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    liqbase :: faster than paper
    1. Re:Hmmmmmm too much hype by tomknight · · Score: 4, Interesting

      But the best part of the Cisco release: "The first antenna, known as Arthur, was built to track the Telstar satellite and received the first live transatlantic television broadcasts from the United States in 1962. Arthur today is a grade II listed building and is still in operational service." Now I might be bit of a saddo but I actually found that interesting.

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      Oh arse
  2. Free super-fast internet... by celardore · · Score: 4, Interesting

    But how much does a cup of coffee cost??