ninjatutle
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join:2006-01-02
San Ramon, CA | reply to elijha35
Re: FTTP anyone?
Nope, the average consumer wouldnt know the difference and they wouldnt have a need for it. |
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blips
join:2001-04-17
Addison, IL
| said by ninjatutle  :Nope, the average consumer wouldnt know the difference and they wouldnt have a need for it. Why does everyone think we don't need more bandwidth. 
"1.5MB is enough. This is not the bandwidth you are looking for."
What a joke. |
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Dan15k
join:2004-02-03
Wyandotte, MI | reply to ninjatutle
But why wait for our needs to exceed our current technology? Verizon and the cable companies haven't. AT&T is just cheap....The 3/6 tiers have been around for years while everyone else has slowly raised their speeds. |
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jjeffeory
join:2002-12-04
USA
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What are you talking about it. Anyone with half a brain will notice! Not to mention the ability to watch mutliple HD streams at one time. Not to mention being able to watch on HD shows and record any other show at one time.
Geesh, you do the average user a disservice. |
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calvoiper
join:2003-03-31
Belvedere Tiburon, CA
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said by ninjatutle :Nope, the average consumer wouldnt know the difference and they wouldnt have a need for it.
I would point out that this is the same thought that Western Union had when it turned down an offer from Alexander Graham Bell to buy all the patents for the telephone for $100,000. They dismissed voice communication as unnecessary.
calvoiper
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djrobx
join:2000-05-31
Valencia, CA
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·Time Warner VOIP
 ·RoadRunner Cable
1 edit | reply to blips
quote:
"1.5MB is enough. This is not the bandwidth you are looking for."
Long ago someone decided that 300-4000hz is enough audible spectrum for voice communication. And over the years, nobody has seen much of a need to push that limitation. Why? Because it's proved to be sufficient to carry on a conversation.
CD audio is another good example. They're trying to push SACD and DVD Audio, but people just aren't biting, because CD quality is "good enough". In fact the trend seems to be towards less quality - the more convenient MP3.
My point here is that there ARE tangible limitations on how technologies get used. Unless people start installing imax sized screens in their home, I think HDTV quality is probably "good enough" for a few decades.
Unless some new killer app comes (yes, we're still waiting), 1.5mbps may indeed still wind up being "enough" for the masses for years to come. The good news is there's always going to be fanatics like us that want "the best" and are willing to pay for it within reason, and that will continue to drive speeds upward.
Coming back to the topic, to me it's just sad to see AT&T spending so much money to deploy something that doesn't even stand up against the upgrades the cable companies did a decade ago.
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Old_Grouch
Don't just sit there silly DO something
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join:2004-05-26
Greenwood, IN
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said by calvoiper :They dismissed voice communication as unnecessary. calvoiper Said calvoiper using the latest in keyboard technology to communicate.  |
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