I have the "unlimited" package which means I get full download speeds most of the time, with "network management" in the evenings. In practice that means I can get a full 5MB from newsgroups all day (midnight to 5pm) and this slows to 2mb in the evening. I notice no slowdowns for things like Skype, gaming or iplayer. I managed to get 70gb of movies yesterday morning so not exactly worthless.
their upstream sync rate was 448kbs, irrespective of line capabilities - anybody know if it's changed?
The new BT Fibre to the Cabinet (FTTC) service is being rolled out and it offers upto 10mb upload and 40mb download (subject to your distance from the green cabinet on a street near you rather than your distance from your exchange).
Whilst this story may grab the headlines, an application that has very similar functionality already exists and can be purchased today.
I have a friend who works for Silent Runner ( http://www.silentrunner.com/ ) and believe me, this is already selling well to top corporates and governments / police forces here in Europe.
Created by Raytheon, who work closely with US Government on many levels (NSA, CIA, Military - they make the software for the Patrior missile etc), Silent Runner is the one to look out for today.
This announcement by NAI is them attempting to play catch up in the market. Their product is not yet ready to sell (ie you can't buy it today), whilst SR are quietly installing themselves in many large organisations.
Big brother is already here!
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I have the "unlimited" package which means I get full download speeds most of the time, with "network management" in the evenings. In practice that means I can get a full 5MB from newsgroups all day (midnight to 5pm) and this slows to 2mb in the evening. I notice no slowdowns for things like Skype, gaming or iplayer. I managed to get 70gb of movies yesterday morning so not exactly worthless.
their upstream sync rate was 448kbs, irrespective of line capabilities - anybody know if it's changed?
The new BT Fibre to the Cabinet (FTTC) service is being rolled out and it offers upto 10mb upload and 40mb download (subject to your distance from the green cabinet on a street near you rather than your distance from your exchange).
Whilst this story may grab the headlines, an application that has very similar functionality already exists and can be purchased today. I have a friend who works for Silent Runner ( http://www.silentrunner.com/ ) and believe me, this is already selling well to top corporates and governments / police forces here in Europe. Created by Raytheon, who work closely with US Government on many levels (NSA, CIA, Military - they make the software for the Patrior missile etc), Silent Runner is the one to look out for today. This announcement by NAI is them attempting to play catch up in the market. Their product is not yet ready to sell (ie you can't buy it today), whilst SR are quietly installing themselves in many large organisations. Big brother is already here!