| From: | Neil Bothwick |
| Date: | 6 May 2000 at 23:37:06 |
| Subject: | fRe: Download speeds |
Conor Kerr said,
>> 9.2K/s is easily possible on compressible data,
> I didn't think that binary compressed archives could be compressed much
> further - that certainly couldn't account for the 4K extra a second, could
> it?
No, compressed archive would show any significant improvement, if any.
> I don't actually know how this all works - how do you feel now about
> doing an article on how the internet works? ;)
It's magic, you don't explain it.
>> I used to get up to
>> 10K/s downloading news with my Pace 56.
> It was actually based on your reviews of other Pace modems that I got the
> Pace that the new modem replaces. Of course I'm not blaming you for
> anything but I tend to get the best and Pace always came across as the best
> in the magazine reviews (the PCMIA verison had exactly the same chip
> inside). Unfortunately, the modem I got didn't work at all when I got it.
I've only reviewed one Pace modem, the 56 Voice., I liked it so much I
bought one after it went back. I also had two Solos and sent them back.
They later sent me one for review but had the sense to go bust before
I unpacked it :-/
I've no experience of the PCMCIA range.
> When I sent it back they resoldered part of it then returned it to me! It
> still didn't work and they refused to send me a replacement and instead
> insisted that I send it back to get it fixed again. I did, very grudgingly,
> it came back and it worked for a bit but by the time it had broken again
> they had gone bust. £110 for a peice of crap. If they hadn't gone bust I
> would have reported them to trading standards, they were a s**t company. :(
Their press relations were excellent :)
> Oh, that felt good. I needed to say that... the hours I spent on the phone
> to their tech support department!
I went their with the Solo (it was my own, bought from Active). They
basically admitted that they didn't make it and didn't have much idea
of what went on inside the box.
> It does bring me to a point though... at the minute you only review the
> product at AA, any chance of a quick review of the company if they aren't a
> biggy, if they're unknown or small? Just some additional stats in the
> header of the page:
> Turnover Last Year:
> Profit Last Year:
> Number of Employees:
I'm not sure how relevant that would be. The size and profitability of a
company is no reflection on their willingness or ability to deliver a
good service. Small companies often provide a much better service than
the biggies.
Neil
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