Sad, but true:
Broadband is the most modern of communication means, while carrier pigeons date back to Roman times.
But on Thursday, a race between the two highlighted the low speeds of rural broadband in the UK; the pigeon won.
Ten USB key-laden pigeons were released from a Yorkshire farm at the same time a five-minute video upload was begun.
An hour and a quarter later, the pigeons had reached their destination in Skegness 120km away, while only 24% of a 300MB file had uploaded..
The competition was carefully contrived, but makes a valid point — rural broadband can be disappointingly slow.
Via BBC News – Pigeon flies past broadband in data speed race.
