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Some 14.4 kbps modem...I recall sometimes having to deal with BBSes that only supported 9600 bits per second. It was frustrating.
Now, on the desk in front of me, is a smartphone with 5G and wifi that'll do nearly 300 Mbps -- speedtest just said 274 Mbps. Let's see, that's...about 19000 times faster...