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Now we have a new router, the ping time can be as low as 15ms, but is more usually 25ms.

That's a thought indeed, thanks Mike.

Interesting stuff. As speeds increase though, websites will become ever more complex and the higher speed will become necessary. If you want slow, then try a mobile dongle on a remote mobile network. I had a good signal in Scotland, but the ping was 1200msec instead of 15-25ms and the download speed...

Interesting questions Mike, in interesting times. I have no answers...

So far so good, but what happens when Apple say that iCloud is being discontinued, when they have a major hacker incident or when they go bust? I have seen this happen with online photo libraries. An e-mail goes out saying download all your files before -insert date - and then the website can't keep...

Virginmedia seem to have settled doiwn now to around 5.36 Mbps dowmload and 0.74 Mbps upload. Interestingly, my new high power Orange dongle can manage 1.36 Mbps download and up to 1.1 Mbps uplooad, the latter being faster than the BT landline. In theory, this dongle can handle up to 8 Mbps download...

I like that last one. I think the colour lifts it.

An interesting building and rather stylish for its time.

Well of course that sort of pricing is nonesense. What e-books really miss though is the pleasure of owning something nice. When I've found rare copies of my Eric Franki Russell books in hardcover it's been a pleasure to buy them, read them and own them. A Kindle version would just not be the same. ...

Safari I'm not very fond of really, but I might well have a go at Chrome.

Out of curiosity I tried Speedtest.net on both IE8 and Firefox.

Download speed:
IE8 5.13
Firefox 5.17

Upload speed:
IE8 0.74
Firefox 0.74

PING
IE8 25ms
Firefox 25ms

I forgot to mention that not only did Virgin send a new router but they also insisted on halving my monthly bill. Bizarre really as price was not the issue, quality of service was the issue. Companies seem to find that one very difficult to understand these days. I don't mind paying more if I get th...

I mentioned broadband problems at Wednesday AD&D and I've now installed a replacement router. It just worked, apart from a new password for logging on a computer it did everything itself. The problem had been the connection dying at regular intervals. The new router logged on much quicker than t...

The major logic fail that I see in the "new Doctor Who" since Chris Eccleston arrived is that there seems to be an indecision in the writing as to whether The Doctor is just flesh and blood who can regenerate but is just like any other creature in his vulnerability, or whether he is a repr...

There's no denying it was a fine episode, part paid for by American money and simultaneously shown here and in the USA. It was very compelling and a great start to the new series. I only wonder what the Americans will make of it. I don't know how Doctor Who savvy they are in general, but it will be ...