5Gbps residential broadband services trialled

[Kevin Lancaster]

5Gbps residential broadband services trialled

Gigaclear is trialling the UK’s first 5Gbps broadband service for home owners and businesses.

 

[koeksGHT]

So what are home users doing that needs 5Gbps?

 

[atomcrusher]

Being on Telkom ISP 4 Mbps, which is the highest connection my local exchange supports, I just hate reading reports where they mention a 5 Gbps DL connection

 

[Pitbull]

That's like what? 500-600MB per second?

Jirre /faint

 

[dualmeister]

That's like what? 500-600MB per second?

Jirre /faint

 

[Y'all Qaeda]

So what are home users doing that needs 5Gbps?

http://www.pcworld.com/article/155984/worst_tech_predictions.html

Have you tried to stream 4K video recently?

 

[Swa]

So what are home users doing that needs 5Gbps?

Backing up a harddrive full of photos?

 

[Pitbull]

View attachment 316081

Yea that's between 600 and 700 MB per second... good gwd

 

[koeksGHT]

http://www.pcworld.com/article/155984/worst_tech_predictions.html

Have you tried to stream 4K video recently?

Need to stream 320 simultaneously?

Backing up a harddrive full of photos?

Upgrade your SSD's

 

[marine1]

So what are home users doing that needs 5Gbps?

PORN !!!!!

 

[Swa]

Upgrade your SSD's

I said backup.

 

[koeksGHT]

I said backup.

How fast is your drives read speed?

PORN !!!!!

All teh pr0nz

 

[koeks525]

Meanwhile I am here, stuck with a 2Mbps ADSL Connection shared with 9 other housemates, and Cell C 3G which goes up to 9Mbps...

 

[Swa]

How fast is your drives read speed?

My slower ones are just under 1Gbps. Why?