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 ·Comcast
1 edit | reply to Brownbay
Re: A Right! Notice how EVERYTHING is becoming a "right". When something becomes a right, it then over-involves the gob'ment (cheese et.al).
I lobby that HBO,Showtime,Starz should be looked at as things that are mandatory for survival.
Do we have the right to an automobile? Housing isn't, healthcare isn't. When those things ARE considered rights by some, we get government disasters such as HUD, welfare and Medicare. Because we LIKE something doesn't mean we are entitled to it at taxpayer expense.
If one has a computer, and gives up smoking, drinking, the lottery and mullet haircuts then there may be some extra pocketchange left to pay up for broadband like the rest of us. |
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Re: get govt out  utility |
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| Broadband with VOIP There are a few million subscribers to VOIP phone services already. As it becomes more available via broadband this could change the tide of this argument. WiFi phones are now becoming a reality as well... for now I agree with fiberguy.. its an option. |
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Re: A Right! So I suppose no one has ever gotten themselves out of a situation by hard work and knowledge?
The internet gives people a chance to even the playing field and get information only people with a decent amount of money have. It is possible for the burger flipper using the Internet as a tool to get a better job, or learn a skill. I used to pack boxes, and now I am a developer for a very lucrative SEO firm. I learned myself using the Internet.
So before you spout off about liberals, I am proof it does happen. I don't appreciate your comment.
As far as broadband, I do believe currently it is a luxury, but I do think people should try to make it as widespread as the telephone. It would advance things quicker as a society if we all accepted the Internet as part of our daily lives.
I know for me it's a utility, I need it and it's absolutely critical to my daily routine. |
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 l33tPremium
join:2003-01-23
Indianapolis, IN | reply to ronob
Re: Luxury/Utility said by ronob:Actually many farmers use, need, want broadband in order to have information necessary for them to survive. Weather and market for example. Dial-up?
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 DaDogsSemper VigilantisPremium
join:2004-02-28
Deltaville, VA
4 edits | Broadband is a gift from God... Broadband is a luxury, I think. Soon to be a utility.
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 ScilicetMens et ManusPremium
join:2005-04-11
Aurora, CO
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·Comcast
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Re: Utility A right? You pay for it and you have the right to use it. Unlike a utility, however, where it's place in the internet has now become obligatory. Functionality such as VoIP, gaming, video, music, to name a few would not exist as we know it today. Broadband Internet is the communications media of the future. It has become a required service similar to electric and gas service. |
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 Gandalf1315Freelance Philosopher
join:2001-05-23
Indianapolis, IN | Please people..... Anything other than food, water and shelter is a luxury. When the oil is all gone and we still have not develpoed an alternative energy source people are going to get a real wake up call on what is a luxury and what is not.
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·Optimum Online
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Re: A Right! said by ylen131:luxury, person can survive with out it I see it like cable and TV a TV is nothing without CABLE and PC's are nothing without The INTERNET!
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 ronobI'M Fixin It
join:1999-10-18
Fort Lauderdale, FL | reply to l33t
Re: Luxury/Utility Do you eat?
Farming is competitive industry, for them to survive and keep prices that the rest of us can pay, they need access too.
»www.google.com/search?sourceid=n···roadband
a little info
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 BoogeymanDrive it like you stole itPremium
join:2002-12-17
Seward, AK | reply to N3OGH
Re: Luxury While your points are very valid, I would still have to say its a utility. there are many people who need internet access, especially broadband, to conduct thier lives. I do all my banking online because I dont get off work untill the banks are closed, the store I work for recently told us that they wont give us pay stubs anymore, we have to go online and see them, etc. I know I COULD still do those things on dial up, but, that would tie up the phone line, and the cost of two lines and a dial up ISP is about the same as one broadband account. Also, since we dont have call waiting, (its like an extra $10 package for call waiting/caller ID and stuff), when I did have dial up, I couldnt stay one long enough to do anything useful because I didnt want to miss a phone call.
I see points on both sides, but for me, and many others I'm sure, it would seriously hamper our ability to conduct our dialy lives without it.
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Re: A Right! You can also argue that a house is a luxury if you use the thought process that you currently are using. We have 10,000 homeless people in my city. Just because you can live with out something doesn't charictorize it as a luxury. Everything materalistic thing you posess would be a luxury with that arguement. A luxury would be something that you can do with-out, but get your goal completed. So a internet connection might be a luxury for somepeople, but those who are using mission critical applications, it is anything but a luxury. |
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BoogeymanDrive it like you stole itPremium
join:2002-12-17
Seward, AK | reply to broadbanderexpanderc
Re: utility, need and more Why not join? I mean, your posts appear to be thought out and intelligent, and joining is free. You also get some perks after you've been a member a while.
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 oliphantI Have 8 BoobiesPremium
join:2004-11-26
Corona, CA | Luxury... Life will go one just fine on dial up. |
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BoogeymanDrive it like you stole itPremium
join:2002-12-17
Seward, AK | reply to AreSee
Re: most people do not need it I couldnt take the bus, it only runs from 8am till 9pm here, and I usually have to be to work by 6am, and the last bus to leave the store I work at doesnt go anywhere near my house, or even the town I live in. Good analogy for some major cities though, it just doesnt apply everywhere.
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Re: A Right! pepole can survive with out anything but air, food and water. Look on your streets at the homeless people, think of the natives back when they didn't have anything. Think before you post. Back up what you say. just because you can live with out it doesn't charictorize it as a luxury. |
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the dozerPremium
join:2004-04-12
Douglasville, GA | reply to Brownbay
A Luxury!!! It is definitely a luxury. Just like the telephone, cellphone
in it's early stages, not everyone had one or could afford
one. It's not a necessity to have it. It is NOT a right,
unless you have the means to have it. |
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 Yakup
join:2000-10-12
Folsom, CA | reply to Brownbay
Re: A Right! I believe we can live without electricity, phone, or even driving just like without internet.
However today so many businesses rely on internet for their existance I think internet is just like electricity.
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cobo6
join:2002-02-18
Willingboro, NJ | continue topic I am for anything thats lower the price of cable and have to make them share their lines just like DSL. |
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 Greg_ZPremium
join:2001-08-08
Springfield, IL
1 edit | Broadband is a Luxury. It is a Luxury, just like Telephone, CATV, Cellphones, and Computers. A person is not going to die without them.
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