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World's Fastest Net Link 'Used To Dry Laundry'

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the it-gets-pretty-hot-in-there dept.

praps writes "Last summer a 75-year-old woman from central Sweden became the envy of the IT world with her scorching 40Gbps internet connection. 1,500 simultaneous HDTV channels or a whole high definition DVD downloaded in two seconds were hers for the taking. Now Sigbritt Löthberg could soon be treated to an incredible 100 Gbps link — but it may not be put to great use. According to the head of the ultra-fast fiber connection project, Sigbritt mostly used the gear 'to dry her laundry.'"

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  1. bandwidth by 68030 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Is this really that big of a surprise? I seem to recall from the original story that prior to this she had never even owned a computer.

    I've never owned a space station, but I imagine if I suddenly came into control of one, I wouldn't get it put to as much use as someone with a clue.

  2. Re:Hey! by kalirion · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Becomes kind of pointless when the internet speed is a few times faster than your hard drive can handle.