What would you do with a 100mbit/s or 1Gbit/s connection?

[pudu123]

that's what i have been doing for years now. photos on flickr. videos on YouTube. Raw videos and other data on Dropbox.

When I say backup my data, I mean my whole OSX application/user data & media. I.e. Instead of cloning/backing to a local external HD, I'll use the cloud as my backup. sort of time machine for the cloud.

This cloud networking is going to take off like a rocket when OSX Lion + iOS 5 + iCloud is revealed next month at Apple's WWDC on June 6.

Then people with 100 MB b/w are going to able to fully utilise their Internet connection, IMHO.

It has already started with google chrome OS

 

[Sushubh]

i really do not have much use of what i store on my computer. but then i am not a regular case scenario.

i do already know a solution if i do need a foolproof backup for my computer. backblaze. 5 dollars per month or 50 dollars per year. you get complete backup. no limits.

and they just launched a cool new feature for laptop owners... locate your computer... sort of like prey. very nice and powerful platform.

i suggested mgcarley to look for some type of a deal once hayai launches... backblaze can provide the technology backend for backing up on the locate infrastructure. could be much better than using the actual internet connectivity for backup and restore.

 

[techlib]

Getting a high speed connection will save lots of time if we are well organized!

 

[soodgautam]

If i get 100 Mbps or 1 Gbps ....i will not save ANYTHING (videos, tv series, movies etc) on my comp .... whenever i need anything ...i will download it (the best format available) from net in 2 minutes ....watch it and delete it.Will Save the trouble of data management, keeping track of what you have and what you dont etc etc

 

[Sushubh]

the point is. if no one stores it, where would you download it from?

 

[soodgautam]

the point is. if no one stores it, where would you download it from?

Cometh the age of cloud services and data farms

 

[Sushubh]

that is the point... almost everyone seems to be shifting to p2p. i was just informed that steam uses p2p for downloads?

 

[dovahkiin]

that is the point... almost everyone seems to be shifting to p2p. i was just informed that steam uses p2p for downloads?

yep, steam, WOW,Twitter , BCC, Cnn all use BT , this just to name a few companies and sites using BT tech.

p2p or BT is a very powerful and cheap solution to manage large files and data.

for example if hayai takes off, i would be importing my NAS to india , it my own personal online storage with 24 tb archives of drives in raid 6 , from that i stream everything in my house at least aboard , it streams to 3 t.v's all hd in 1080p, to a ps3 in another room and 2 notebooks, every one likes to watch something different plus one HTPC mad family we have . plus my normal workstation which hardly switches off, all on one 100/100 line.

for NAS you need at least 50/50 fiber to make it work in perfect order , all traffic is internal lan [ aprox 1.5 tb per month]

streaming is the future , the way i see it when ppl get 100/100 in india , 1st they will go on download spree , then settle down , build storage p.c's and just stream from them to t.v and all.

market is huge and i still don't understand why isp's in India are so lazy to take the plunge in real high speed net.

ohh wait most of them are in media companies too and they don't want you to cut the cord off don't create a market , hence no demand for it !!

 

[soodgautam]

Similar but smaller setup for me 2 TB Seagate Black Armor NAS - streaming to 2 Laptops, 2 Mobiles and 1 Ipad (in future 1 DLNA enabled TV too)But i agree with you 200% ...Download spree lasts for 5 days ...once hard disk gets full ....or you realise ...you have way too much too watch than you can ...you stop downloading. You download when you need it ...and P2P speed ensures it is NOT a PAINFUL activity !If only ISP/Broadband/Telecom Operators realise this and take the plunge

 

[Sushubh]

well for us the availability of legit media is a problem of its own.