L337G33K Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 Does powerband internet boosting really work? Is it suitable for downloading files from the internet [from rapidshare and other filesharing] the website http://www.powerbandinternet.com/ promises insane download speeds for movie and music.. Whats your thought on this?Is it really worth it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr0p Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 I call BS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparda Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 http://www.powerbandinternet.com/howitswork.php I agree BS. At first I was thinking, "Well, if you had 10 or so 3G receivers running in parallel", but that page disproves that. Also, 10 3G adapters in parallel would cost a fortune to run, and $40 would not cover it. This is of course ignoring the problem that at some point the 3G adapters would stop working efficiently by interfering with each other. On top of that: powerbandinternet.com (68.178.254.145) 68.178.128.0 - 68.178.255.255 GoDaddy.com, Inc. 14455 N Hayden Road Suite 226 Scottsdale, AZ US Network Operations Center noc@godaddy.com +1-480-505-8809 An ISP probably wouldn't register there domain with godaddy and opt for private registration so they are harder to contact after they scammed you out of $40 then raided your bank account. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L337G33K Posted January 5, 2009 Author Share Posted January 5, 2009 Just as I thought but guess what its in the local newspaper.The article says "19 year old computer nerd promises superfast internet even from dial-up connection" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaKo Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 The only way it could work is if they give you some kinda remote access to a system that has a very fast connection. IE you RDP into a box, which can download 10GB in 10s, using a dial up connection. You get the fast page download times despite having a piss poor connection yourself. IE a primitive form of computer as a service rather than a product. However, its most likely to be a scam, given that this kinda tech need serious capital to get going. But there is a market for it, i know of photographers who have a windows VPS with photoshop installed they can use anywhere in the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L337G33K Posted January 5, 2009 Author Share Posted January 5, 2009 The only way it could work is if they give you some kinda remote access to a system that has a very fast connection. IE you RDP into a box, which can download 10GB in 10s, using a dial up connection. You get the fast page download times despite having a piss poor connection yourself. IE a primitive form of computer as a service rather than a product. However, its most likely to be a scam, given that this kinda tech need serious capital to get going. But there is a market for it, i know of photographers who have a windows VPS with photoshop installed they can use anywhere in the world. Two questions ? 1.What is IE ? Is it Internet Explorer 2.What is RDP ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparda Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 The only way it could work is if they give you some kinda remote access to a system that has a very fast connection. IE you RDP into a box, which can download 10GB in 10s, using a dial up connection. You get the fast page download times despite having a piss poor connection yourself. IE a primitive form of computer as a service rather than a product. Which would render this service useless for it's (probable) target consumer, the pirates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparda Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 1.What is IE ? Is it Internet Explorer In this instance it means "for example" 2.What is RDP ? (Windows) Remote Desktop. VNC is similar but less Windows specific. Remote X is a Linux thing. All do the same thing which is allow you to see applications running on a remote computer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L337G33K Posted January 5, 2009 Author Share Posted January 5, 2009 In this instance it means "for example" (Windows) Remote Desktop. VNC is similar but less Windows specific. Remote X is a Linux thing. All do the same thing which is allow you to see applications running on a remote computer. "for example"....I got confused as it was written in capitals.I usually write it as ie. And RDP means Remote Desktop ! [nearly guessed it as the webpage mentions it] Thanks for the answers. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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