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Author:  hifidelity2 [ Thu Sep 16, 2010 1:01 pm ]
Post subject:  Broadband v pigeons
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11325452

Quote:
Broadband is the most modern of communication means, while carrier pigeons date back to Roman times.

But on 16 September the two will be pitted against each other - and the pigeon is expected to win


so next time you complain about speed...get a pigeon :!:
Author:  jonbwfc [ Thu Sep 16, 2010 1:12 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Broadband v pigeons
Suggestion in the office here to increase your 'pigeon broadband bandwidth.'

Instead of strapping a memory stick or whatever to the pigeon, put a tiny radio beacon on it. Then have a small automatic helicopter drone which is designed to follow the pigeon's beacon and has an inbuilt SSD hard drive, say 40GB.

Optionally, strap into the drone small models of a furtive looking man with a large stripey hat and thin moustache and a scruffy looking dog.

Jon
Author:  JJW009 [ Thu Sep 16, 2010 1:15 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Broadband v pigeons
IPoAC has a long history; RFC 2549, IP over Avian Carriers with Quality of Service (1 April 1999).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_over_Avian_Carriers

"this technology suffers from poor latency. Nevertheless, for large transfers avian carriers are capable of high average throughput when carrying flash memory devices."
Author:  pcernie [ Thu Sep 16, 2010 6:11 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Broadband v pigeons
'A FOI request today revealed that MI5 has lost 300 pigeons in the last year...'
Author:  Nick [ Thu Sep 16, 2010 7:29 pm ]
Post subject:  Broadband v pigeons
Why do people who live in the countryside demand a fast Internet connection?? 100-200kbps on a farm seems fine to me.

It's ridiculous - you can't have everything. I live in the city so I have a reasonable connection. The thing is tho, my wildlife and scenery is naff - I only have rats, mice, pigeons and the occasional fox. Where are my dear, owls and meadows??
Author:  forquare1 [ Thu Sep 16, 2010 7:31 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Broadband v pigeons
Nick wrote:
Why do people who live in the countryside demand a fast Internet connection?? 100-200kbps on a farm seems fine to me.

It's ridiculous - you can't have everything. I live in the city so I have a reasonable connection. The thing is tho, my wildlife and scenery is naff - I only have rats, mice, pigeons and the occasional fox. Where are my dear, owls and meadows??


I hardly live in the countryside, but I am fairly remote, I'd like a faster internet connection. I have the sea, you have the sea, I have hills, and you have hills...
Author:  Nick [ Thu Sep 16, 2010 7:49 pm ]
Post subject:  Broadband v pigeons
I have hills?????

I don't need meadows and wildlife. I've chosen to live in the city because I want the convenience and facilities. One of the things I like about it is the comms infra-structure.

You've chosen to live in a "fairly remote" location so it can't be that important to you or you'd have chosen to live somewhere else.
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Thu Sep 16, 2010 9:03 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Broadband v pigeons
pcernie wrote:
'A FOI request today revealed that MI5 has lost 300 pigeons in the last year...'

Left them on trains? ;)
Author:  big_D [ Fri Sep 17, 2010 8:26 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Broadband v pigeons
The agency I worked for still used a courier and external hard drives for transferring data between the studio and the office. Carrying a days shoot in an external drive would take about 1.5 hours, uploading it to the office servers would take about a week...
Author:  hifidelity2 [ Fri Sep 17, 2010 8:46 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Broadband v pigeons
Quote:
The result? A little bird tells us the pigeon triumphed, completing the journey in an hour and 15 minutes.

The upload, which had to be restarted once after it hung, was 24% complete when the pigeon arrived in his loft.

The pigeon carried the data on an SD card, and was always expected to win the contest. Timico admitted the race was not a true scientific experiment, as the length of the transfer, file size and choice of internet access point had all been hand-picked.
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Fri Sep 17, 2010 11:13 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Broadband v pigeons
hifidelity2 wrote:
Quote:
The result? A little bird tells us the pigeon triumphed, completing the journey in an hour and 15 minutes.

The upload, which had to be restarted once after it hung, was 24% complete when the pigeon arrived in his loft.

The pigeon carried the data on an SD card, and was always expected to win the contest. Timico admitted the race was not a true scientific experiment, as the length of the transfer, file size and choice of internet access point had all been hand-picked.

Yes but it will make inception of bit torrent by pigeon harder to detect. :lol:
Author:  belchingmatt [ Sat Sep 18, 2010 9:01 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Broadband v pigeons
Nick wrote:
Why do people who live in the countryside demand a fast Internet connection?? 100-200kbps on a farm seems fine to me.

It's ridiculous - you can't have everything. I live in the city so I have a reasonable connection. The thing is tho, my wildlife and scenery is naff - I only have rats, mice, pigeons and the occasional fox. Where are my dear, owls and meadows??


Why do people in cities demand and expect fresh food?

Come on Nick, your argument is getting a little old and tired.
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Sat Sep 18, 2010 11:03 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Broadband v pigeons
Actually this test could be just as valid with motor cycle couriers.
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