Comments on: No wonder we’re getting so many tips from Cornwall! http://gigaom.com/mobile/no_wonder_were_/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:50:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Philip Ferris http://gigaom.com/mobile/no_wonder_were_/#comment-45699 Thu, 29 Jun 2006 10:45:43 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2006/06/28/no_wonder_were_#comment-45699 Will do kevin though I’ll do it in 2 parts, I wasn’t clear above but the frappe will be next Tuesday when I visit the Starbucks nearest to me that I know of – 120 miles away; the visit to Goonhilly I might even do a voice clip or two on the x51v to test out the Resco Sound Explorer software I have.

If you thought the name was funny, how about the address of the Station – Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station:

1 Charlie Chaplin Walk
Goonhilly Downs
Helston TR12 6LQ

If you or James ever came to Cornwall it’s one of the places I’d take you – what are some of the others? Ahh, I feel a blog entry coming on.

Cheers from a now sunny Cornwall http://www.cornwalls.co.uk/photos/ Phil

]]> By: Kevin C. Tofel http://gigaom.com/mobile/no_wonder_were_/#comment-45700 Thu, 29 Jun 2006 07:45:24 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2006/06/28/no_wonder_were_#comment-45700 Phil, when you head over to Goonhilly, let us know what the uber-fast experience is like…and have a Caramel-Banana cream frappe on me. ;)

]]> By: Philip Ferris http://gigaom.com/mobile/no_wonder_were_/#comment-45701 Thu, 29 Jun 2006 07:14:27 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2006/06/28/no_wonder_were_#comment-45701 Oh my goodness – do you know how embarrassing this is!?!?!

I caught a 2 minute newsflash on our local television channel that the cyber cafe there allowed connection at 25 times normal speed after an upgrade, (mine’s a Caramel-Banana cream frappe by the way).

I assumed (fatal thing to do) they meant 25 times dialup – not thinking that would be under 1.5 MB and not worth broadcasting!

I am not sure I should admit this but I am only 10 miles from Goonhilly http://www.goonhilly.bt.com/plan_your_visit/get_here_noflash.html. (More redness of the cheeks).

It’s like a number of things close to home, Goonhilly just doesn’t register. I’ll blog a little about the place in general on my blog later – http://lowjib7.blogspot.com.

Thanks for picking up on this and giving me a wakeup call – hey maybe I’ll even use a visit later this summer to try out the video into blog feature of http://www.Grouper.com.

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