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| Thread ID: 70489 | 2006-07-05 03:48:00 | running fibre optic cables through the sewer system like Paris does... | lance4k (4644) | Press F1 |
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| 468729 | 2006-07-05 03:48:00 | instead of having to dig up roads etc, why can't nz ISP's run fibre optic through the sewer system like Paris does. It says in this story from Xtramsn: xtramsn.co.nz And regarding wi-fi access. If there was a 54Mbps access point, and 2 users were using it at the same time would each user get 27Mbps(half of 54Mbps) each? |
lance4k (4644) | ||
| 468730 | 2006-07-05 05:10:00 | It's quite simple. New Zealand is a small country, with only a short period of "European" "civilisation. The services in old cities were built over many centuries. The sewers in Paris, and quite a few other old large cities, aren't concrete pipes like those used here. They are underground rivers, in large tunnels, with walkways, roads, and railways. There are tours (savvytraveler.publicradio.org/show/features/2000/20000311/sewers.shtml). It would be easy to put plastic hoses along them to carry fibre optic cables. It's not a realistic proposition to run tours (or fibre optic) in a 600 mm concrete sewer pipe. |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 468731 | 2006-07-05 06:34:00 | Just illustrating Grahams comments: Vienna 1949; . about . com/library/bl3rdMan_foto04a . htm" target="_blank">german . about . com and music from the sewers :) . allmusic . com/cg/smp . dll?link=2nmwd0hcqa52ge7j5gsfycz&r=20 . asx" target="_blank">sg1 . allmusic . com |
Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 468732 | 2006-07-05 08:18:00 | And regarding wi-fi access. If there was a 54Mbps access point, and 2 users were using it at the same time would each user get 27Mbps(half of 54Mbps) each? It would be nice, BUT I doubt it.This would only apply on a network, not 27 or 54mb on the internet. It'll be even slower if you're on dialup, if one person is downloading if you're on a wireless network. The same as if you were on a ethernet network. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 468733 | 2006-07-05 08:49:00 | It's a shame really I'd like to see the Xtraordinaries working in the sewers :D In some places people have been smart enough to buy the rights to reuse old gas pipes for running fibre. |
PaulD (232) | ||
| 468734 | 2006-07-05 10:18:00 | I think its a great idea, imagine your broadband cable winding out of the loo like a snake. I would hate to be the installer though ..... |
netchicken (4843) | ||
| 468735 | 2006-07-05 12:24:00 | interesting story from Dunedin... Telecom bought the old gas mains really cheaply.. | gibler (49) | ||
| 468736 | 2006-07-05 13:01:00 | My internets running like 5hit tonight :lol: If there was a 54Mbps access point, and 2 users were using it at the same time would each user get 27Mbps(half of 54Mbps) each?No every one will get 54Mb connection for the local network and 2-3 . 5Mb connection for the net(broard band), the throughput is a different matter, unless someone is streaming something across the network every one should have full network speed . |
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