10.09.2009 13:51 Uhr, Quelle: Engadget

Pigeon transmits data faster than leading South African internet provider

Here's a sure-fire way to get noticed: take an overly trite expression and apply it literally to your complaint. Case in point: Unlimited IT, so exasperated by the South Africa's leading supplier of slow internet connectivity that it pitted a Telekom ADSL line against a real-live homing pigeon in a 60-mile data transmission race. The pigeon arrived with the 4GB memory stick in just over an hour with another hour required to load the data onto the computer. As for Telekom? Well, after 2 hours it had barely reached 4%. Point made. [Thanks, Ugotamesij]Filed under: NetworkingPigeon transmits data faster th

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