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join:2007-10-22
Bronx, NY | yesssss
we have reached the 33rd degree. |
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Eat Me
join:2002-09-25
Sussex, NJ | The average brings us down?
I think the average brings us down since most of America is rural. |
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nasadude
join:2001-10-05
Rockville, MD | don't worry
I'm sure that $7B broadband pot-o-honey will lift us to at least 32nd. |
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tmh
@qwest.net
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Re: The average brings us down?
said by Eat Me :I think the average brings us down since most of America is rural. No, it's hiding our collective heads in the sand that brings us down. |
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Mellow
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join:2001-11-16
Salisbury, MD
 ·HostGator
 ·Cavalier Telephone
| Delaware?? Really?
They must be basing this on the Newark/Wilmington area, I know many parts of DE that still do not have broadband service cable or dsl.
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PhoenixDown
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join:2003-06-08
Fresh Meadows, NY
clubs:   | Business vs Residential
I think their is a huge difference between someone connection at work via their 45M DS3 connection and someone connecting at home on their residential DSL with symmetrical 236 kbps speeds.
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Alakar
Facts do not cease to exist when ignored
join:2001-03-23
Milwaukee, WI
 ·AT&T U-Verse
| Total Numbers?
Hey Karl Bode , how about total numbers instead of percentages? Considering Slovakia's population is 5,463,046 (a third smaller then New York City at 8.3 million) these broadband percentages are meaningless. You can't compare broadband penetration in countries with populations smaller then our major cities. Oh, that's right! You can because you really prefer propaganda over facts. 
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me1212
join:2008-11-20
Pleasant Hill, MO
 ·VOIPo
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" The District of Columbia, Alaska and Missouri rank as the top three slowest states in the country."
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DustySilicon
join:2002-10-06
Oak Grove, MO | Slowest states?
DC surprises me, Alaska I can understand because of the wilderness and remote access, but Missouri? I knew it was bad here and this just backs it up. Show Me the Broadband $$$. |
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Cjaiceman
Premium,MVM
join:2004-10-12
Parker, CO
 ·Comcast Workplace
·Comcast
| reply to Eat Me
Re: The average brings us down?
Doesn't even have to be Rural, can be suburb and urban areas as well. Look at Qwest, they still offer their 1.5mbps DSL package, and that is their most popular package. I've even seen some people that still have the 256/256 package. I think Qwest needs to get rid of the 1.5mbps package and make their base package 7mbps.
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wifi4milez
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join:2004-08-07
New York, NY
·Verizon FIOS
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·RoadRunner Cable
·BroadVoice
| Lame comparison taken out of context...
As the DSLR propaganda machine churns on, a key detail in the "statistic" mentioned in the headline (U.S. 33rd Fastest Broadband Country Behind Slovakia, in terms of percentage of connections above 2Mbps...) was omitted as usual.
The United States has a population of 306,861,000, and is the 3rd most populous nation in the world. Slovakia on the other hand, has a population of 5,379,455. Furthermore, the population density of Slovakia is 280 people per square mile, while the US is 80. Fair comparison? I will let you be the judge......... 
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stunod2002
join:2003-11-07
Carol Stream, IL
| reply to Cjaiceman
Re: The average brings us down?
said by Cjaiceman :Doesn't even have to be Rural, can be suburb and urban areas as well. Look at Qwest, they still offer their 1.5mbps DSL package, and that is their most popular package. I've even seen some people that still have the 256/256 package. I think Qwest needs to get rid of the 1.5mbps package and make their base package 7mbps. Why?? I'm on AT&T and I have 768/256 DSL.. It's not that higher isn't available but I don't need it.. I used to have the 6meg package but it was a waste of $$$..
And before you say it, yes I use it alot.. I work from home, do VPN access, photo sharing, etc.. I don;t do live video streaming and the large emails take longer but so what.. |
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Dagda1175
join:2001-06-17
Goleta, CA
·Cox HSI
| Building across nearly ten million sq km isn't so easy
Switzerland 41285 sq km
Belgium 30,528 sq km
Japan 374,744 SQ KM
Hong Kong 1,108 sq km
Monaco 1.95 sq km
Denmark 43,098.31 sq km
Germany 349,223 sq km
Romania 238,391 sq km
South Korea 100,032 sq km
Slovakia 49,035 sq km
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United States 9,826,630 sq km |
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Alakar
Facts do not cease to exist when ignored
join:2001-03-23
Milwaukee, WI
·AT&T U-Verse
| reply to wifi4milez
Re: Lame comparison taken out of context...
said by wifi4milez :As the DSLR propaganda machine churns on, a key detail in the "statistic" mentioned in the headline (U.S. 33rd Fastest Broadband Country Behind Slovakia, in terms of percentage of connections above 2Mbps...) was omitted as usual. The United States has a population of 306,861,000, and is the 3rd most populous nation in the world. Slovakia on the other hand, has a population of 5,379,455. Furthermore, the population density of Slovakia is 280 people per square mile, while the US is 80. Fair comparison? I will let you be the judge......... To put it in perspective even further, the US has 193,322,430 broadband users with 2Mb or higher connections according to the report with 63% penetration. I would suspect that you could combine most of the countries on that list population wise and not equal that number.
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MSauk
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join:2002-01-17
Sandy, UT
·Qwest.net
·Vonage
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·Comcast
| reply to Cjaiceman
Re: The average brings us down?
said by Cjaiceman :Doesn't even have to be Rural, can be suburb and urban areas as well. Look at Qwest, they still offer their 1.5mbps DSL package, and that is their most popular package. I've even seen some people that still have the 256/256 package. I think Qwest needs to get rid of the 1.5mbps package and make their base package 7mbps. lol to bad they can't even offer higher speeds than 1.5!
If I were to sign up with them it would cost over 30 dollars for 1.5 speeds! Qwest is a joke and having them around here is a joke (Utah).
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cornelius785
join:2006-10-26
Worcester, MA
| reply to Alakar
Re: Total Numbers?
To date, there has not been a method that can compare broadband penetration between countries that nearly all can agree upon. I agree percentages favor small countries. I don't think it is possible to come up with just one metric to rank all the countries. In my opinion, a bar graph of broadband penetration and speed vs population density would reflect reality better. As for rankings, base rankings on for broadband penetration over a given range of population densities for each country (each country will have a rank for density ranges of A to B, B to C, C to D, and so on along with what percentage of the people live in those ranges).
I still have a feeling America won't 'rank' high, but it sure would better show what some countries are up against to provide high speed internet to all in that country. |
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Nuts
join:2006-04-27
Forest, OH
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Re: Lame comparison taken out of context...
using your logic, then why are 6 of the states with the highest population density in the US not on the list. All of which have a higher pop density except for number 10. |
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Omega
Displaced Ohioan
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join:2002-07-30
Cheyenne, WY
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| reply to Cjaiceman
Re: The average brings us down?
said by Cjaiceman :Doesn't even have to be Rural, can be suburb and urban areas as well. Look at Qwest, they still offer their 1.5mbps DSL package, and that is their most popular package. I've even seen some people that still have the 256/256 package. I think Qwest needs to get rid of the 1.5mbps package and make their base package 7mbps. When I first moved here, I asked the Qwest people at the mall kiosk what they offered. They said 1.5mbps. I laughed at them.
Went to Bresnan and got 8mbit.
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N O Y B
St. John 3.16
join:2005-12-15
Forest Grove, OR
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said by Cjaiceman :I've even seen some people that still have the 256/256 package.
That is all my Mom needs for email and checking news once in while.
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N O Y B
St. John 3.16
join:2005-12-15
Forest Grove, OR | reply to nasadude
Re: don't worry
By the time all the hands get washed with it, it will be a $7b deficit.
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