Thanks for the 'Glitch Free' paper - should be useful in massaging my laptop in to an audio friendly shape for J-K.
On the subject of twisted-pair (ADSL) internet - don't knock it. ADSL unlike 'hybrid' broadband is not a shared service i.e. the bandwidth from your ISP is yours alone.
An aside comment on broadband connectivity - because I care!
- the very best scenario is fibre-optics direct to your router
- here in Australia and many other countries users end up with hybrid broadband:
i.e. fibre-optics to the curb (a street distribution point) and over coax of twisted pair (copper) to the modems
- on coaxes the bandwidth is shared with up to 8 users max per cable (to guarantee minimum service level i.e. around 15Mbs)
- on twisted pairs, because of the VDSL2 technology used for signal modulation, there is a lot of interference from adjacent cables
- a big problem in UK, Australia and everywhere else
i.e. when everyone comes home and starts watching netflix or whatever over the internet and the video freezes, signals gets buffered, etc
- us, poor J-K users are on the receiving end of this too
- and since changing of telecomms networks is next to impossible, fine-tuning computer performance is the next best thing
So, thanks again for the links!
On the subject of twisted-pair (ADSL) internet - don't knock it. ADSL unlike 'hybrid' broadband is not a shared service i.e. the bandwidth from your ISP is yours alone.
An aside comment on broadband connectivity - because I care!
- the very best scenario is fibre-optics direct to your router
- here in Australia and many other countries users end up with hybrid broadband:
i.e. fibre-optics to the curb (a street distribution point) and over coax of twisted pair (copper) to the modems
- on coaxes the bandwidth is shared with up to 8 users max per cable (to guarantee minimum service level i.e. around 15Mbs)
- on twisted pairs, because of the VDSL2 technology used for signal modulation, there is a lot of interference from adjacent cables
- a big problem in UK, Australia and everywhere else
i.e. when everyone comes home and starts watching netflix or whatever over the internet and the video freezes, signals gets buffered, etc
- us, poor J-K users are on the receiving end of this too
- and since changing of telecomms networks is next to impossible, fine-tuning computer performance is the next best thing
So, thanks again for the links!