Adsl : From 1,5 Mbps to 9 Mbps downstream and From 16 Kbps to 800 Kbps upstream.
Vdsl : From 12,9 Mbps to 52,8 Mbps
Hdsl : Equiv to T1 or E1
Idsl : 128 kbps
Geek :
A geek is someone who spends time being "social" on a computer. This could
mean chatting on irc or icb, playing multi-user games, posting to
alt.sex.bondage.particle.physics, or even writing shareware. Someone who
just uses their computer for work, but doesn't spend their free time "on
line" is not a geek. Most geeks are technically adept and have a great love
of computers, but not all geeks are programming wizards. Some just know
enough unix to read mail and telnet out to their favorite MUD.
Geeks are generally social outcasts from mainstream america. The ranks of
geekdom are swelled with gamers, ravers, science fictions fans, punks,
perverts, programmers, nerds, subgenii, and trekkies. These are people who
did not go to their high school proms, and many would be offended by the
suggestion that they should have even wanted to. Geeks prefer to socialize
with other geeks, the self proclaimed weird. Therefore they go online to
organize parties, food runs, drink runs, and movie nights, and be assured
that their companions would rather talk about superheros as modern mythology
than the latest football scores.
Geeks are their own society: a literate, hyperinformed underground. The
community accepts people from all walks of life, assuming they have access
to the net and the skill to use it. Geeks are rather openminded with regards
to nonstandard lifestyles. Many geeks are queer, more practice non-monogamy,
and the most common religion is neo-paganism. You can't tell if someone is a
geek just by looking at them, there is no dress code. Some dress casual,
some prefer silk - but few pay attention to current fashion. You are more
likey to see a geek in a renaissance bodice than a dress from glamour
magazine; or a tiedye instead of suit and tie.
The unwritten geek credo states that originality and strangeness are good,
and that blind conformity and stupidity are unforgivable.
Take care not to confuse the terms geek and nerd. A nerd is a person with no
social skills.