1Gb/s Internet Connections @Home already a reality?

[Magera]

hsrob said:

Magera said:

Woh. I live in Aus and I love my connection. 24Mb's is ample here. You can go 100Mb if you want but it's costly.

We have a great internet connection speed in comparison to many... including many people in the US.

 

Ok, i stand at least partially corrected. I just checked it out and we have moved up the list compared to the last time i checked.  However, just because you can get 24Mb's doesn't mean everyone can.  My parents live in a new-ish suburb in a major metro area and have only very recently been able to move off dial-up.

Ok, I also stand at least partially corected.  I have friends who have recently moved into a newly developing suburb who are only able to get a semetrical 512k/512k connection, and they are currently paying like $70 a month.  Very unfair for them.

If you live in metro or well established suburbs, ADSL 2+ is no problem.  For the cuntry folks however, I don't know about them.  I'm sure most newly built susburbs will be addressed soon enough.  Give it another 12 months I'd say.