This is something I spotted this morning, my question is when do I get such speeds for free
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/5123118.stm?lsAn internet cafe offering connections 50 times faster than typical broadband services has opened in Cornwall.
Computers at Goonhilly satellite station, on the Lizard peninsula in Cornwall, are connected to BT's global internet protocol network.
That means users can download data at speeds of up to 100 megabits per second (Mbps).
It is thought to be the first time such high speeds have been seen at a UK internet cafe.
The service will be free to visitors.
Adrian Hosford of BT said: "It would be possible to use the cafe's computers to download in less than 15 minutes a file the equivalent size of the DVD version of the Encyclopaedia Britannica, with its 19,000 illustrations, 629 audio and video clips and 100,000 articles.
"A standard broadband connection would typically take in excess of five hours."
I,m sure many of you have guessed its only the fact that it is near the main upload download facility in Cornwall that is allowing this fantastic speed, we do not yet in the UK have fibre optic lines to ordinary consumers, one day perhaps
