djrobx
join:2000-05-31
Valencia, CA
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1 edit | reply to Richard B
Re: Tell me it isn't so
I was with you until you got to the "most are happy with dial up" part. I agree that most are happy with "slow" broadband (say a solid, reliable 768k/128k connection) but definitely not dialup.
I do a lot of side "IT" work, and the most common things I get are complaints about speed. They usually don't even know how to quantify what's slow, they're just impatient in general. On the network side, if you have a good low-latency 768k connection, the web generally performs well. Most web sites don't take advantage of faster connections. Not even "bandwidth intensive" sites like YouTube.
I really enjoy speed but I'd rather keep my unmetered 10/1 connection over a 50/50 metered to less than 150G/month. There aren't a ton of sites and applications that can utilize a pipe over 10mbps, and I prefer the convenience of not worrying about my data consumption. |
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Richard B
Fur It Up
join:2007-06-22
Portland, OR
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1 edit | reply to en102
I bet 99% do not care about caps. Most people I know are value not technical oriented. A good example is my family. They are not dumb Ones an environmental chemist, one Register nurse, one physician assistant, I am the only one technical and know to maintain computers. They only care if the can connect to a network at any speed. Most are happy with dial-up.
To then a cap is something that place over a test tube or I.V catheter. |
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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 en102  :Not everyone cares about having 50Mbps, especially with caps. Many care about pricing and service. What?? HOW DARE YOU SAY THAT. Anyone who isnt an idiot knows that everyone in America is demanding 50Mbps home connections. I mean, we hear it everyday right on this website so it must be true! 
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA | reply to TKJunkMail
Not everyone cares about having 50Mbps, especially with caps.
Many care about pricing and service.
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