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| (...) That's because _our_ cvable provider gives us Kabelfoon Cablemodems :( They operate on a serial port, and thus are limited to 115k2 by their UART. Also, it appears that the limit on the local cable net is 155k (that is 155k is shared by (...) (26 years ago, 3-Jan-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) Man, that sucks. I don't even think I could describe how much that sucks. Cable modem connection squeezed down to 115k? Wonder what kind of jackass thought that up? Hard to believe that the pipe to the "area" would only be 155k, though. Get 5 (...) (26 years ago, 3-Jan-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) Somebody that manufactures the cable modems and the stuff on the other side of the pipe :( (...) Yeah. You figured it out. That's why many people are complaining about low speed. (...) Well, the serial port on the modem (it basically resembles (...) (26 years ago, 5-Jan-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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