On 05/02/2018 17:54, android wrote:
> On 2018-02-05 17:34:45 +0000, Alan Browne said:
> 
>> On 2018-02-03 19:08, RichA wrote:
>>> On Friday, 2 February 2018 22:09:18 UTC-5, Eric Stevens  wrote:
>>>> On Fri, 2 Feb 2018 18:40:34 -0800 (PST), RichA<rander3128@gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Friday, 2 February 2018 01:19:30 UTC-5, android  wrote:
>>>>>> ...the compact digital camera...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> <https://www.canonnews.com/the-2017-cipa-results-are-in>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Americans keep bringing up the technological rear.
>>>>
>>>> Crap.
>>>> -- 
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>>
>>>> Eric Stevens
>>>
>>> They created the working internet (if not invented) and now slog 
>>> along at 25MB/s while Asia and some of Europe is at a gig.
>>
>> Look at Speedtest's compiled results for fixed service (ie: not mobile).
>>
>> Average speed:
>>
>>     Singapore (1st) is 166 Mb/s.
>>     US (8th) is 83.2 Mb/s.
>>     Canada (16th) is 77 Mb/s.
>>
>> All of western Europe is slower than the US, except Sweden.  Denmark, 
>> The Netherlands and Switzerland are essentially tied with the US.
>>
>> http://www.speedtest.net/global-index
> 
> You get what you pay for. I have a 50-100 line and is oki with that 
> since I don't stream much, but you can get 500-1000 Mb/s if you pay 
> trice... The difference in average between Sweden and the US is minimal 
> actually and I guess that the Britts are just chepoos that don't wanna 
> punny up!

UK: I suspect that's something to do with it - I think 100Mbps is there 
if people are willing to pay. Which as it happens I do - £30/month for 
basic landline and mobile, and 100Mbps internet.

I suppose 1000Mbs would be nice, but hardly necessary. I can download 
1GB through a VPN in a couple of minutes which seems fine.

-- 
Cheers, Rob