chakey
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join:2004-06-14
Gladstone, NJ
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| reply to wifi4milez
Re: Its just as I have been saying all along.....
I have a 20/20 symmetrical Fios Connection. Do I NEED it? Of course not. Would it make a difference to me if I were a normal consumer whether I had a 5/1 connection or a 20/20 connection? No--I can name the number of websites capable of serving/receiving information that fast using the fingers on one hand.
However, power users exist. And until that changes, there will always be a need for more. It's a good thing. People wanting more creates the desire and the competition necessary to take technology to the next level. Otherwise, we'd all still have our 786 dsl connections from 1998. |
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wifi4milez
Big Russ, 1918 to 2008. Rest in Peace
join:2004-08-07
New York, NY
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| said by chakey  :I have a 20/20 symmetrical Fios Connection. Do I NEED it? Of course not. Would it make a difference to me if I were a normal consumer whether I had a 5/1 connection or a 20/20 connection? No--I can name the number of websites capable of serving/receiving information that fast using the fingers on one hand. You are in the minority. I too would love a 20/20 connection (I cant get it however), and I too am in the minority. My point was that so many people get their panties bunched up insisting that everyone in this country is demanding 20/20, or even higher. This clearly isnt the case, and I am honestly shocked that DSLR printed something as subjective as that!
said by chakey :However, power users exist. And until that changes, there will always be a need for more. It's a good thing. People wanting more creates the desire and the competition necessary to take technology to the next level. Otherwise, we'd all still have our 786 dsl connections from 1998. You are correct that "power users" exist, however its more of an opportunity driven thing than anything else. If you or I lived in an area that only had ISDN, I can guarantee that we would have it. The other thing is that you mention 768k DSL as "1998". In reality (as I have also stated before), the 768k/128k DSL tiers (and now cable "lite" tiers) are the fastest growing on the market today. The reason is that for every "power user" such as yourself there are probably a few thousand (if not more) "regular" users who would rather pay less money to access the 'net.
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chakey
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join:2004-06-14
Gladstone, NJ
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| You are correct--most people would be happy with a dial-up for $4.99/mo. I'm just glad there are people out there who like to scream for more. It means eventually higher speeds will trickle down to the rest of us.  |
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jdjbuffalo
join:2004-01-17
Denver, CO
| reply to wifi4milez
The thing that you have to understand is that the people out on the edge demanding something better are the people who help move technology forward. You see this especially in the Gaming Industry with the top .5% - 1% of users who will go out and pay for the new $600+ graphics card. For regular users, if they wait a year then that graphics card (or one very similar) is available for $150 and is a step up from what was available last year at that same price point.
You see the same thing with the Internet. 8 years ago I was downloading videos from the internet when most people were still on dial-up. Nowadays, even my grandparents download videos and watch online streaming content from Youtube.
Without those people out on the edge pushing technology it will stagnate. |
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JamesPC
join:2005-10-12
Orange, CA
| reply to chakey
said by chakey :You are correct--most people would be happy with a dial-up for $4.99/mo. I'm just glad there are people out there who like to scream for more. It means eventually higher speeds will trickle down to the rest of us. Exactly, and thats how it works. The whole industry works on a trickle effect. Do you think the dual-core in my computer is here because consumers wanted it...NO! Big corporations needed the technology (much sooner than we did), so they put the millions down to get it done. Even as a power user myself and the other millions. We don't make it happen, we benefit from the availability of the technology. |
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