Lineage
join:2006-10-19
USA
 ·EarthLink
 ·1and1
 ·PeoplePC
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July 23rd, @04:43PM
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Re: Nice!
Ahem, moving is MORE expensive than running service out to nowhere probably.
"Just move if you don't like it" is the most idiotic and dumb suggestion I've ever heard.
I wish the rural and urban situations could be switched so I could see the urban people cry out like rural people do when they realize they have A satellite or B dialup.  |
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Ahrenl
join:2004-10-26
North Andover, MA | You do realize that 80% of the population in this country live near the urban centers right? More people think Bush is doing a good job, than live in Rural USA. Consider you may never get service unless your community builds it yourself. |
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robbob340
dslr
Premium
join:2001-02-15
Wichita, KS | reply to Lineage
My sister and brother in law have dsl at a location in a town that probably has 50-75 people. Keep on your local telco to deliver what they should!
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Shoreline
Your Freedom Fries Are Stale
join:2003-09-29
Santa Clara, CA
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said by Ahrenl  :Consider you may never get service unless your community builds it yourself. Yep, exactly why I don't want a rural home. I find broadband and connectivity essential. If that's what you desire as well, move closer to the city. Simple as that. If you're a hermit or xenophobe, sucks to be you.  |
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Answer Guy
join:2006-07-28
Grass Lake, MI | reply to Ahrenl
Yup, but don't forget that 78% of all statistics are made up on the spot. |
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Ulmo
join:2005-09-22
San Jose, CA
 ·Comcast
·SONIC.NET
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July 23rd, @10:46PM
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said by Lineage :Ahem, moving is MORE expensive than running service out to nowhere probably. "Just move if you don't like it" is the most idiotic and dumb suggestion I've ever heard. People move to cities for better access to various items, including among other things, economies of scale, such as with utilities. However, because of high density and demand, they must pay high costs for some items such as real estate and anything that's bottlenecked or corrupted like shipping charges, etc.. There are also benefits to moving out to rural areas, or the in-between, suburban. If you live out there, you probably own your own home too, so you ought to build or hire someone to build your own network rather than bitching about someone else not doing it for you.
If the situation is that your government puts impediments to you doing so yourself, then you have to support and/or create organization(s) that band together those who want Internet to go out and change the government and have the networks installed themselves (or by those they hire).
You pay less for some items, like real estate, safety from low class people that have been shoved into welfare highrises in cities for historical political reasons, etc.., and you pay more for some items that lack the same economies of scale like utilities.
If you are in a suburban or "high density rural" (oxymoron) area, then you have to realize exactly the type of area it is and what your responsibilities and capabilities in it are.
So, it's not idiotic or rediculous. There are some things that others should do for you since you have already paid them a lot of money, but there are other things that you should do for yourself since it is your job to do so. |
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dv
What was that?
Premium
join:2005-04-19
Goleta, CA | reply to Answer Guy
hey, if it comes from the answer guy, its gotta be true right? |
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KD4CVR
join:2000-09-21
Gainesville, GA | reply to Answer Guy
5 out of 4 people have trouble with statistics |
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Ahrenl
join:2004-10-26
North Andover, MA
 ·Verizon FIOS
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Fortunate that this is part of the 22% goodness then...
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, in 2000 there were 222,360,539 persons living in urban areas in the 50 states and DC -- 79 percent of the
281,421,906 total persons. Pg 13 (»www.freepress.net/docs/shooting_···nger.pdf) |
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wierdo
join:2001-02-16
Tulsa, OK
 ·Future Nine Corpor..
·Teliax VOIP
·Cox HSI
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said by Ahrenl :You do realize that 80% of the population in this country live near the urban centers right? More people think Bush is doing a good job, than live in Rural USA. Consider you may never get service unless your community builds it yourself. And many people who say "rural," mean "not in town but still in what the census bureau considers an urbanized area." If you count those people, who also can't get good broadband options because the density isn't there, you'd probably get more than 80%. |
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