Carrier Pigeon Faster Than Internet in S. Africa

[JTWood]

A Durban IT company pitted an 11-month-old bird armed with a 4GB memory stick against the ADSL service from the country's biggest web firm, Telkom.

Winston the pigeon took two hours to carry the data 60 miles - in the same time the ADSL had sent 4% of the data.

Telkom said it was not responsible for the firm's slow internet speeds.

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[Dan Lambskin]

[knapplc]

Think of the excitement in 2015 when their first porn finishes downloading.

Imagine their disappointment if it turns out to be that censored Japanese stuff.

[acsguitar]

Think of the excitement in 2015 when their first porn finishes downloading.

Imagine their disappointment if it turns out to be that censored Japanese stuff.

Or she males

[Madison]

Wow. That was a fun read. Thanks JT!

[The Artful Dodger]

I might be in South Africa for next Summer's World Cup. Nice to know that if I can hop aboard the train from city to city, it'll take me 5 or 6 hours... to book the tickets online.

[TheRock]

But is a carrier pigeon faster than Caster Semenya?

[The Artful Dodger]

You know what this thread just reminded me of: I'm Bill Curtis and I'm faster than Andy Roddick.