Fox McCloud
Crazy like a fox.
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Re: Ummn.. right.
said by Thaler  :*shrugs* If I had to do a rough guess, I'd say 50-60% myself. Whenever I have a relative move, usually they have broadband avaliable. However, there is also a good possiblity that they might find themselves in a tech void. I'd say that 94% is accruate...if we count overpriced satellite ISP systems as true broadband. However, if we're judging on affordable consumer systems (ie. $25-40 per month) then it's around 50-60. Yeah, but he stated that CABLE had 94% coverage in the USA; if that were the case, I'd think that I'd probably have cable by now, along with a lot of other people that I know...
But yeah, 94% broadband coverage, period? Yeah, I'd say that's accurate, but that's only because of satellite. |
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burger2000
join:2001-06-25
Madison, WI
| I think whoever from the NCTA that made that comment meant that 94% of U.S. homes that are passed by cable plant have broadband internet service available.
So whoever stated this either misspoke, implied a very important fact, or is just plain misinformed/lying. I lean towards the first. |
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Fox McCloud
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| said by burger2000 :I think whoever from the NCTA that made that comment meant that 94% of U.S. homes that are passed by cable plant have broadband internet service available. So whoever stated this either misspoke, implied a very important fact, or is just plain misinformed/lying. I lean towards the first. ok, that would make a lot more sense.
Seriously though, would there be any reason that if you got cable TV service that you couldn't get cable internet service? |
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Thaler
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Encino, CA
| said by Fox McCloud :Seriously though, would there be any reason that if you got cable TV service that you couldn't get cable internet service? Well, I think there are actually services and stations a cable provider needs to put out in order to provide internet on a cable run. Simply having a copper wire doesn't automatically allow it to act as an ISP...until the cable provider has made the investment.
By similar logic, I could also wonder why everyone doesn't have access to DSL...seeing as how nearly every home is phone-wired anyways. |
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