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'uncongested' broadband

makeorbrake · 2011-10-26 12:47:54

I notice with the 'next generation broadband' patter, they go on about 'uncongested' broadband. However, I can never seem to find the contention ratio. Can anyone cast any light on what eircon (and the piggyback operators) actually mean by 'uncongested' broadband?

26-10-2011 1:47pm

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I notice with the 'next generation broadband' patter, they go on about 'uncongested' broadband. However, I can never seem to find the contention ratio. Can anyone cast any light on what eircon (and the piggyback operators) actually mean by 'uncongested' broadband?

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#2 26-10-2011 1:58pm

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Contention and congestion ae not the same thing, and a contention ratio is not a bad thing. Congestion is not related to the contention ratio.

Read this to understand what they are, and how they differ.
http://abc.catchwater.net/1n/newsletter200406/analogy

Uncongested broadband, as referred to in ads, is mainly a meaningless marketing blurb.

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