 MaxoYour tax dollars at work.Premium,VIP
join:2002-11-04
Tallahassee, FL | We're #1! We probably have the most access points because of our size. China is, of course, larger than us but is also in much more poverty. Countries like Japan, Germany, and France would have no need for the amount of access points we have.
It's my understanding that Japan has almost universal coverage with much better technology. |
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 major marcoRes Firma Mitescere NescitPremium
join:2003-02-13
Stepford, CA | said by Maxo:We probably have the most access points because of our size. China is, of course, larger than us but is also in much more poverty. Countries like Japan, Germany, and France would have no need for the amount of access points we have. It's my understanding that Japan has almost universal coverage with much better technology. This #1 status is worthless without better technology & speed. Both China and Japan are a generation ahead of the U.S. in broadband thanks to telcos who keep pushing copper as state of the art tech.
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 N3OGHYo Soy Col. "Bat" GuanoPremium
join:2003-11-11
Philly burbs
kudos:1 | reply to Anon
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 Michieru2zzz zzz zzzPremium
join:2005-01-28
Miami, FL
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Yeah, 1Gbps pipes to the home in New Zealand yet 4Mbps/512kbps in speeds and any peering point outside the country and we are talking snail pace and super high pings at that of 700ms.
My sources?
People of New Zealand and real world tests. |
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 SnickerdoPremium
join:2001-02-28
Niagara Falls, ON | said by Michieru2:Yeah, 1Gbps pipes to the home in New Zealand yet 4Mbps/512kbps in speeds and any peering point outside the country and we are talking snail pace and super high pings at that of 700ms. My sources? People of New Zealand and real world tests. Same goes for anywhere that offers blazing max speeds to the home/office - good luck getting that once you pass beyond the ISP, if not the local router. Hey ma, I've got a 1Gbit/s connection too! (oh, but don't tell anyone that it drops to 10Mbit/s once you hit my local router)
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Yes, I CanChat. Can You? www.fiberal.ca |
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Michieru2zzz zzz zzzPremium
join:2005-01-28
Miami, FL | Another example is in Argentina.
»fibertel.com.ar/Section.aspx?Id=3181
fibertel is basically one of the biggest providers of broadband in the country. Kind of like Bellsouth for SE of the country just to give one example.
The prices they are charging are U.S dollars when you consider that the peso is way less. 1 U.S Dollar = 3.06 Pesos last time I checked.
It's not even true fiber because the last mile is basically coaxial cabling to a Motorola cable modem. So for someone to even own broadband over there it's considered a luxury. |
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