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Carrier Speed

Cheeble · 2009-09-10 12:45:28

The BBC are reporting a race between a carrier pigeon and South Africa telco Telcom's broadband service to deliver 4Gb data. The pigeon won. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8248056.stm Can we get this service in Ireland? Cheeble-eers

10-09-2009 12:45pm

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Cheeble

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The BBC are reporting a race between a carrier pigeon and South Africa telco Telcom's broadband service to deliver 4Gb data.

The pigeon won.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8248056.stm

Can we get this service in Ireland?

Cheeble-eers

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#2 10-09-2009 12:50pm

Sponge Bob

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A Pigeon could go all the way around the ****ing world faster than 3 Ireland could deliver the data in rural areas and that is for sure

What will we call this pigeon ?? "Eamon" would be apt , non?

Another Eamon was on pat kenny this am claiming that NAMA will make a profit , jesus wept

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#3 10-09-2009 1:49pm

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I'm pretty sure the gamers would complain about the ping times...

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