pnh102
Reptiles Are Cuddly And Pretty
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Mount Airy, MD | Hmmm...
I did hear that Ford outside of the USA makes far superior cars to Fords made inside the USA. Maybe that is to what he is referring. 
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meskinct
Mad Scientist at Work
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4 edits | There are some fast Fords out there
GT40 |
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Boogeyman
Drive it like you stole it
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join:2002-12-17
Huntsville, AL
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Re: Hmmm...
Sure people would be happy with a Ford as long as its not the old Ford Pinto.
Comparing DSL to fiber as a Ford to Ferarri isnt really accurate, its more of a Yugo to Ford, a Ferarri would be an OC3 or something.
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Metatron2008
join:2008-09-02
Stockbridge, GA | reply to meskinct
Re: There are some fast Fords out there
When Isp CEOs sprew shit like this, they usually refer to something like this:
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Core0000
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join:2008-05-04
Somerset, KY
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| Car Analogy
If they were going for car analogies..
Well I would want a Chevy truck over a pinto car. That pinto car may get the job done, but it can't do any heavy lifting like the chevy could, can, and will do.
Fibers all about expanding capabilities...at least that's what I take it as.  |
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mod_wastrel
join:2008-03-28 | Well,
I'd be happier with a Ford than with their Yugo. |
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Sofa King
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Littleton, MA
1 edit | The "we" in "what we want"
While the "we" majority changes over time, "they" must factor in where most of the "we" is now.
•0.5% of subscribers consume about 40 percent of total bandwidth
•10% of subscribers consume 80 percent of bandwidth.
•80% of subscribers use less than 10 percent of bandwidth
Which "we" do "they" build for now? and later?
Added: »gigaom.com/2008/04/22/shocking-n···d-usage/ |
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Metatron2008
join:2008-09-02
Stockbridge, GA
 ·AT&T Wireless Broa..
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2 edits | 50% of stats are made up on the spot 90% of the time.
See what I did?
I'm tired of hearing random stats about how much people use thrown out.
BTW, you know what is also enjoyable? Comcast were the ones who said 1% of users use over 250 gigs a month.
For every argument of caps, idiots who agree with them use that argument, down to 10 gigs for TWC. |
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Eat Me
join:2002-09-25
Sussex, NJ
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Re: Car Analogy
said by Core0000  :If they were going for car analogies.. Well I would want a Chevy truck over a pinto car. That pinto car may get the job done, but it can't do any heavy lifting like the chevy could, can, and will do. Fibers all about expanding capabilities...at least that's what I take it as. Is fiber really needed for the pathetic speeds that FiOS and U-Verse give today?
The answer is no. These can be done over coax. |
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Sofa King
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join:2009-03-01
Littleton, MA | reply to Metatron2008
Re: The "we" in "what we want"
I believe it was 0.1%.
Source: »Comcast 250GB Cap Goes Live October 1 |
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viperpa33s
Why Me?
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join:2002-12-20
Bradenton, FL
·Bright House
| Most times I laugh
Most times I laugh at all the outrageous statements CEO's make. Makes me wonder if they are really in touch with there customers. Just shows the limited vision he has on where the internet should be in the next 10 years. When someone only looks at emails and browse the net once in awhile, of course they won't care how fast there internet is.
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AVonGauss
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join:2007-11-01
Boynton Beach, FL | reply to Eat Me
Re: Car Analogy
Fiber is not about speed as much as it is about capacity. |
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iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO | reply to Eat Me
Bbbbbut your cable provider isn't even matching those "patheric" speeds! |
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TKJunkMail
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said by Core0000 :If they were going for car analogies.. How about a Bugatti Veyron vs a Tata Nano as a comparison?
Bugatti Veyron
Bugatti Veyron
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0-60 in 2.8 secs
Top speed 253 MPH
$1,500,000
Tata Nano
Tata Nano
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0-60 in 17 secs
Top speed 70 MPH
$2,500
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axus
join:2001-06-18
Washington, DC | reply to viperpa33s
Re: Most times I laugh
I expect his company will be following in the footsteps of Ford, Chevrolet, and Chrysler. |
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Link Logger
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join:2001-03-29
Calgary, AB
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| reply to Metatron2008
Re: There are some fast Fords out there
I believe that is a 59 Chev Impala and while Chev as a company looks to be in about that condition, Ford on the other hand isn't looking for bailouts yet, and some of Ford's European cars are rather well thought of, even on Top Gear.
Blake
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Core0000
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join:2008-05-04
Somerset, KY | reply to TKJunkMail
Re: Car Analogy
Forgive me I am a bit slow..
What exactly are you saying?
Fibers expensive, but a tata nano is cheap and can still get the job done? |
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Ignite
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UK
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| reply to axus
Re: Most times I laugh
said by axus :I expect his company will be following in the footsteps of Ford, Chevrolet, and Chrysler. Possibly - they are so in the crap as far as pension costs go the UK Government had to draw up a bailout plan for them just in case.
I think they'll be just fine though, I don't think we're that lucky. |
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Ignite
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join:2004-03-18
UK
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| I Have Nothing More To Add Beyond...
... »BT Say UK Don't Need Fibre To Homes
We don't need it, while our European competition is encouraging companies to build it and Verizon are saying it's the best thing they've ever done and have the financials that appear to prove it. |
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wuuuut
@suddenlink.net
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Re: The "we" in "what we want"
You bill people for the maximum amount they could potentially use (durr hurr cuz thats wut it cost u durr) and then cry when only 10% of your customers are actually using the service? 80% of your subscribers are basically giving you their money and getting nothing in return, you are making insane amounts of money on these people. How can you justify screwing the people who are actually using the service you sold to them in the way which you described it to them in the first place? |
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