dodgetech2
join:2002-01-01
Gouldsboro, PA | 100Mbps connectivity for $39
Man , I have no idea what i would do with that connection..I guess I could find something  |
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53059959
Temp banned from BBR more then anyone
join:2002-10-02
PwnZone | warez my friend. warez. |
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backness
join:2005-07-08
K2P OW2 | reply to dodgetech2
You just can't imagine it because you are used to NA internet |
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dadkins
Can you do Blu?
Premium,MVM
join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA | reply to dodgetech2
Do what you do now... just a hell of alot faster!
Remember, that's UPLOAD speed too!
GIMMEE!!!
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hayabusa3303
Over 200 mph
Premium
join:2005-06-29
clubs: | Why upgrade.
Does it matter if your on dsl,cable,wireless,FTTH if the BACKBONE is about out of room? Sure you might buy that connection100/100 at 39 a month but i bet your real speeds are closer to 30mbps or so and PING times are as bad as satellite. |
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BloodRoses
Gods lend wings to tainted hearts
Premium
join:2003-03-17
clubs: | ...no. Just, no. Not this again. |
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SinNombre
join:2004-09-16
Charlotte, NC | and little to no choice...
OK - the backbone is filling up and I still have little to no viable alternative to my measly 5mb/ 320kbps cable connection?
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hayabusa3303
Over 200 mph
Premium
join:2005-06-29
clubs:
 ·QuantumVoice
 ·AT&T Southeast
 ·RoadRunner Cable
| said by SinNombre  :OK - the backbone is filling up and I still have little to no viable alternative to my measly 5mb/ 320kbps cable connection? No thats just TW putting the screws to us thats all  |
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Michieru2
zzz zzz zzz
Premium
join:2005-01-28
Miami, FL | reply to BloodRoses
Re: Why upgrade.
Yes this again!
*Michieru has a big grin on his face* |
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Michieru2
zzz zzz zzz
Premium
join:2005-01-28
Miami, FL | ....
What kind of DSL technology has speeds up to 47Mbps?? |
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TKJunkMail
Enjoy the sun
Premium
join:2002-03-03
Avalon, NJ
 ·Sprint Mobile Broa..
·Comcast
1 edit |  FTTH often pitched as economic driver...
..., but is it? Japan is widely recognized as the leading proponent of FTTH and the government thru MITI guidance has done everything they can to make this happen. But what has it got them? Not much. Japan has been trailing the world in economic growth thru this whole period. To me, it seems Japan needs less centralized mgt of the economy and subsidized broadband and a more open capitalist system.
Some stats:
A chart showing economic growth rate. Japan is tied for last place among OECD countries:
»dx.doi.org/10.1787/511708367123
OECD Growth rates of GDP
The above came from OECD sources:
»stats.oecd.org/WBOS/ViewHTML.asp···&Lang=en
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freebird152
join:2006-10-06
Dinuba, CA | reply to dodgetech2
Re: 100Mbps connectivity for $39
Damn, 100mbps, cant even imagine. A 155mbps fiber connection provides the backbone for my Fixed Wireless Internet... |
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bogey780
join:2004-03-19
Here | reply to Michieru2
Re: ....
Residential wise?
VDSL,VDSL2,ADSL2 bonded across 4 lines, ADSL2+ bonded across 2 lines. VDSL2 from what I understand can easily do 47mb/s if you're withing about 1.5-2kft or so. |
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bogey780
join:2004-03-19
Here | reply to TKJunkMail
Re: FTTH often pitched as economic driver...
Well it's not their market driving broadband development. When you have the gov't pushing for it you'll see broadband growth even to the detriment of the market. |
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Tzale
Proud Libertarian Conservative
Premium
join:2004-01-06
Sweden
 ·Verizon FIOS
·Optimum Online
| reply to backness
Re: 100Mbps connectivity for $39
said by backness :You just can't imagine it because you are used to NA internet I'd take "North American" internet any day over "Asian" internet. So, what is "Asian" internet? Smoke signals in Siberia? Censored websites in China? Nonexistent internet in North Korea?
bah, they can keep it. I like my North American internet! And for the hell of it, I wouldn't mind letting the Mexicans in on the group.
-Tzale |
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King Duck
join:2005-04-10
Elizabeth City, NC
| On the other hand, Japanese internet, which is what this is talking about, has unrestricted access to your NA internet.....
So, 100Meg for $39 a month is a great deal whichever way you look at it.
Although maybe xenophobes are blind to logic?
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King Duck
join:2005-04-10
Elizabeth City, NC
| Just remembered....
And if you try to get truly unlimitted broadband in Australia you are restricted to slow dsl or cable and pay $200 to $300 a month for the privilege....
The cheaper broadband plans over there either cut you off when you reach your monthly quota or slow you down to, essentially, dialup speed for the remainder of your month. |
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John T
@rr.com
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Re: FTTH often pitched as economic driver...
Interestingly, Japan is basically tied in the percentage of people with broadband with the US, according to the OECD. That's, unsurprisingly, related to the fact that FTTH in Japan has been limited to Tokyo and central Osaka, although I hear that they're expanding to the rest of the country now. If you're out in the rural areas, it's not exactly a broadband paradise. But in Japan pretty much everything revolves around Tokyo, especially these days. Still, it's the kind of thing people call the Digital Divide around here-- amazing symmetric 100MBit fiber connections in Tokyo and Osaka, and jack squat elsewhere.
And Ireland is way near the bottom of the OECD numbers on broadband connections, even though last I checked even their per capita GDP was quite good. Oh well, things are complicated.
The US is 12th in the OECD numbers on broadband, and I'm gratified that people are constantly thinking of ways to make us better, and complaining that we're not. However, people rarely seem to read the numbers and see that Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and almost all the other big countries are also behind the US or, like the UK and Japan, essentially tied in the number of people with broadband. (Obviously, though, fat pipe symmetric fiber isn't the same thing as cheap low tier DSL.)
Canada leads the G7 in broadband penetration. Interestingly, all the leading countries in the OECD data are northern countries at high latitudes, except for South Korea. At times I almost wonder if the weather encourages more broadband usage in the Nordic countries as opposed to the Mediterranean ones. |
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Xizer
join:2004-02-05
New York, NY | reply to Tzale
Re: 100Mbps connectivity for $39
Because we all know that Japan is a communist country that oppresses their citizens. South Korea is also very oppressive.
Why, neither of those countries are democratic at all! Their Internet access is also very censored. Yup... |
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jammmin
join:2000-12-14
Upper Marlboro, MD
| reply to dodgetech2
said by dodgetech2 :Man , I have no idea what i would do with that connection..I guess I could find something Lots of internet porn. lol |
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