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tmc8080

join:2004-04-24
Floral Park, NY

reply to soothsayer15
Re: Market Tolorance

said by soothsayer15 See Profile :

said by robertfl See Profile :

The reason why we are so far behind is because people are buying it.

It's time the USA caught up in the broadband wars
Not just in selected rich neighbourhoods where FIOS rules but EVERYWHERE.

-Rob
That's the problem with a lot of BBR members, talking nonsense out of their behind. Rich neighborhoods? Yea, it would seem that way if you have bad credit and/or live in your parent's basement. Owning a $200,000 - $400,000 doesn't mean rich. It means you make enough money and have decent enough credit to own a house in a nice neighborhood. BBR is good at getting sheep to believe that only people that live in mansions can get FIOS. Don't throw a fit because your trailer park or run-down apartment complex is passed over for FIOS.

Another thing people like to spew is, "It's only $35 in South Korea." The average income in South Korea is $23,000 a year, it's $43,000 in here in the US. $35 a month is a lot more expensive if your salary is $23k than if it's $43k. But people here hate to think about facts, it interferes with their simple-minded fantasy of how the world works. Gas is $0.65 sents a gallon is Egypt, but in averge income is $4,000 a year. I guess to BBR South Korea sheep, that's a good trade off.
You may have something to the argument of cost comparisons around the world, however you totally miss the boat on one key issue.

DEPLOYMENT! There are different reasons why South Korea has virtually universal deployment and the USA does not! You can say the same as to the speed ratios as well. There are both rural and non-rural black holes where you can only get dialup connections and have limited access to satellite broadband. The other problem is your asking industries which have done business a certain way for so long that change (investment) has been until recently very conservative. Verizon has only become serious about footprint overlay in the past 3-4 years. Therefore, unless your prepared to MOVE, universal access will be a benefit of the NEXT generation of children.. not today's (2015+)
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