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Thread ID: 71370 2006-08-03 12:47:00 DialupVsBroadband MikeAS (10901) PC World Chat
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475885 2006-08-03 12:47:00 Do we have good figures on the percentage of broadband and dial-up users of the internet in New Zealand, Australia and other countries? MikeAS (10901)
475886 2006-08-03 15:32:00 Yep. Why do you ask? Greg (193)
475887 2006-08-04 23:37:00 I was having a discussion with one of our Colleges who indicated that websites are now designed for Broadband, when I complained about how long the site took to load on my dial-up (I can't get Broadband). MikeAS (10901)
475888 2006-08-04 23:51:00 I wouldn't say that most websites are designed for broadband as such, but there is certainly less care taken to make sure pages load as quickly as possible on dial-up connections (kind of like there is less care to make sure sites load on resolutions lower than 1024 x 768). When you are on a broadband connection, it is very easy to forget just how slow dial-up is but I think in general most sites aren't to harsh on dial-up users. :) maccrazy (6741)
475889 2006-08-05 00:38:00 Any web designer worth his/her salt will design pages of around 50k to 60k or less in size. The majority of people around the world do not have broadband and I ain't switching to broadband until our service providers get their price sh*t together. braindead (1685)
475890 2006-08-05 01:46:00 Any web designer worth his/her salt will design pages of around 50k to 60k or less in size. The majority of people around the world do not have broadband and I ain't switching to broadband until our service providers get their price sh*t together.Thanks... that's exactly the kind of comment I like to hear, especially to remind idiots that create sites with excessive Flash and other crapola. :thumbs: Greg (193)
475891 2006-08-05 05:23:00 Just use FF or Opera and block the ads that'll solve the loading time. Speedy Gonzales (78)
475892 2006-08-05 05:52:00 Do we have good figures on the percentage of broadband and dial-up users of the internet in New Zealand, Australia and other countries?


I read from stuff.co.nz a few months ago something like 85% of people in nz are on dialup
Ninjabear (2948)
475893 2006-08-05 05:56:00 So, if the majority are still on dial-up, are we talking 55%, 65%, 75% or more? In other words how big is the tail wagging the dog? MikeAS (10901)
475894 2006-08-05 05:58:00 Sorry, posts crossed. MikeAS (10901)
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