Re: [ubuntu-uk] IRC over GPRS (was: Linux expo in Feb 2011)

[Barry Drake]

On Sat, 2011-01-08 at 15:28 +, Paul Sladen wrote:
> Just as a point of reference, IRC is very bandwidth efficient as it is
> pure text with tiny fractional overhead.  GPRS is also metered by
> bytes, not wall clock time, so these two go together very well.

Thanks - hadn't realised that.  I don't use a broadband contract for my
dongle, just the sim out of my PAYG phone.  It's cheap (30p per day) if
I don't go above 50 Mb in that day.  If I do, it gobbles my credit
really fast.  Normally, I only use it for keeping up with e-mails while
I'm away and where I can't get wi-fi access, which is very rare these
days.  Almost everywhere you stay has either wi-fi or an ethernet
socket.

Regards,Barry Drake.
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Re: [ubuntu-uk] IRC over GPRS (was: Linux expo in Feb 2011)

[Paul Sladen]

On Sat, 8 Jan 2011, Barry Drake wrote:
> On Sat, 2011-01-08 at 11:43 +, Alan Bell wrote:
> > We could split the difference and try for 8:30 I suppose.
> if I'm having to use my gsm dongle, I won't be able to IRC

Just as a point of reference, IRC is very bandwidth efficient as it is
pure text with tiny fractional overhead.  GPRS is also metered by
bytes, not wall clock time, so these two go together very well.

If you just connect to the one IRC channel you need to be on then the
entire hour will come to about the same as downloading a single email.

-Paul


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