Toguro
join:2003-10-23
Ottawa, IL | Cool
Maybe one day the U.S will consider broadband a utility.Probably on the day pigs fly. |
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patcat88
join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY | not insane
Wow, not all govts are insane. |
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telcolackey
The Truth? You can't handle the truth
join:2007-04-06
Death Valley, CA
1 edit | reply to Toguro
perspective
perspective |
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XBL2009
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join:2001-01-03
Chicago, IL | USA already did have a broadband project
The $200 Billion Rip-Off: Our broadband future was stolen.
»www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/2007···683.html |
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA
 ·RoadRunner Cable
 ·DSL EXTREME
1 edit | reply to patcat88
Re: not insane
many rural parts of Canada have good broadband coverage:
Eg. White River, Ontario (pop 1000), 200 miles from any city (Sault Ste. Marie is the closest), and 60 miles from the next nearest town of 5000.
Cable/DSL available from resellers (doesn't require TV service or local/ld) from Vianet »www.vianet.ca
Cable broadband 5Mbps
* $37.95 / month
* Modem rental included
* Download Speeds up to 5 Mbps
* Upload Speeds up to 512 Kb
* Data Transfer Limit - 60 GB/month
* No charge dial-up access if Cable connection fails
DSL:
* Free activation until further notice
* $39.99 / month
* Modem rental and software included
* Up to 5 Mbps download speed
* Up to 800 Kbps upload speed
Need faster... tap into the OC-192
»www.bigpipeinc.com/pdf/network_m···bone.pdf
»www.bigpipeinc.com/pdf/network_m···rnet.pdf
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XBL2009
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join:2001-01-03
Chicago, IL | reply to telcolackey
Re: perspective
Always some excuse why they can't deliver but hey Verizon is getting it done at least. |
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NewMariner
join:2005-06-24
| said by XBL2009  :Always some excuse why they can't deliver but hey Verizon is getting it done at least. Yep and the most populous states per capita as well..God forbid they have to wire somewhere like Wyoming(if they could) Or any of the Rocky Mountain states...Qwest isnt doing much why???  |
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garmst
join:2000-09-17
New York, NY | It won't change anything.
A backwater place will just become a "connected" backwater place in 2009. I doubt it will happen anyway. Canadian governments as well as American governments have a talent at announcing things but not delivering them.
Show me the beef! |
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lkviewguy
join:2004-02-13
Chicago, IL
| thailand
shot taken from thailand | 
thailand broadband plan |
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33591094
join:2002-11-19
Canada | reply to garmst
Re: It won't change anything.
It's peaceful living in a backwater...
How's your filthy city?  |
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jester121
Premium
join:2003-08-09
Lake Zurich, IL | reply to NewMariner
Re: perspective
Doesn't Wyoming qualify as one of the "Rocky Mountain states"? The bastards go right through the middle of it. |
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Hmmmmmm
@rogers.com
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As someone who lives in Ontario, I think the money would be better spent simply evacuating the province of Nova Scotia, declaring it a national park, and relocating its inhabitants to the ethnic ghettos of Montreal.
The Prairie Provinces: A drain on society since Confederation...  |
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DrewD50
Premium
join:2004-08-28
Canada | The above comment is useless... and I'm from Ontario
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JammerMan79
Premium,VIP
join:2004-05-13
Prince George, BC | since when is nova scotia in the prairies? |
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XBL2009
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join:2001-01-03
Chicago, IL
·AT&T Midwest
| reply to NewMariner
Re: perspective
said by NewMariner :said by XBL2009 :Always some excuse why they can't deliver but hey Verizon is getting it done at least. Yep and the most populous states per capita as well..God forbid they have to wire somewhere like Wyoming(if they could) Or any of the Rocky Mountain states...Qwest isnt doing much why??? If they can wire the entire country with copper then they can rewire it with fiber.
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Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote.
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Hmmmmmmm
@rogers.com | reply to JammerMan79
Re: Useless...
Haha, I always get the Prairie and Atlantic mixed up. Thanks for the correction. |
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bassnguitar
join:2003-09-11
Imperial, MO
clubs: | I have a better chance
of shooting skip on my old CB radio (with only 4 watts, indoor antenna and a stock mic)to Nova Scotia than I do getting HSI from where I'm at. Sad thing is that HSI is only a mile or so away (thanks deathstar and charter). |
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wintr
join:2004-10-13
Calgary, AB
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Re: Useless...
A drain on society since confederation?
Sorry man, but your province is not the only one that feels slighted about Equalization payments.
At least Alberta has a strong growing economy and not only has the largest GDP per capita per province, but it also produces something more than just lame anonymous posters....
»en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberta#Economy
»en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equalizati···s#Canada
Sorry for feeding the troll but I honestly felt slighted. What's worse is that he slighted the wrong provinces in the first place... man. |
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Snickerdo
Premium
join:2001-02-28
Niagara Falls, ON
| reply to Hmmmmmmm
said by Hmmmmmmm :
Haha, I always get the Prairie and Atlantic mixed up. Thanks for the correction. Ummm... I'm not even sure if I should qualify this with a response. What part of the USA are you from again?
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I swear that I will faithfully and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second, Queen of Canada, Her Heirs and Successors, and that I will faithfully observe the laws of Canada and fulfil my duties as a Canadian citizen. |
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Snickerdo
Premium
join:2001-02-28
Niagara Falls, ON
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Re: It won't change anything.
said by garmst :A backwater place will just become a "connected" backwater place in 2009. I doubt it will happen anyway. Canadian governments as well as American governments have a talent at announcing things but not delivering them. Haha someone from New York calling Nova Scotia backwater. That's rich! I guess you don't travel upstate very often, eh?
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