Sony Launches Internet Service Offering Twice the Speed of Google Fiber 268
An anonymous reader writes "Sony Japan has announced that its own Internet service provider So-net Entertainment has launched what is thought to be the world's fastest Internet connection for home use in Japan with download speed of 2 Gbps on average. This speed is twice as fast as competing high-speed fiber connections in Japan. The ultra-fast connection, known as Nuro, will cost an inexpensive 4,980 yen ($51) per month- offering download speeds of 2 Gbps and uploads of up to 1 Gbps."
thnx sony (Score:2, Funny)
thnx sony 2x the first post power
Amazing tentacle detail . . . (Score:5, Funny)
Re:After the first $million ... (Score:5, Funny)
"Is there really a noticeable difference between 1Gbps and 2?"
A big one, the data has to wait twice as long for your harddisk.
Even has a SLA! (Score:5, Funny)
...if for any reason it causes the silentl install of a rootkit or performs some other criminal act within your enterprise, you'll be entitled to a pair of $1 iTunes gift certificates.
Take THAT, google fiber!
Re:And it's in Japan (Score:4, Funny)
Re:What's the catch? (Score:4, Funny)
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What router should I buy? (Score:4, Funny)
So, I got this super-awesome 2Gbps internet connection. What cheap router (max 50E) should I buy?
Re:Sony will figure out a way (Score:2, Funny)
All the better to deliver rootkits, DRM'd DLC and other Sony owned crap. Let's not forget the special consideration their PS# packets will get to improve their customers' perceived experiences.
Oh, I almost forgot ... this will help hackers harvest data faster from Sony the next time they leave their back doors wide open.
And...cue the Sony-haters: no matter that Sony has been mostly on the right track these last few years. Keep nursing your grudge, haters, while rational people - who are able to recognize that times change, people change, and even corporations can change (esp because they have been brought down to kneeling like Sony has been in recent times) - will take advantage of Sony's offerings.
Re:thnx sony (Score:5, Funny)