Dogfather
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2 edits | reply to Lazlow
Re: More internet speedometer nonsense
Demand precedes supply, not the other way around. If Mr. INet Speedo wants to pay for supply that there isn't demand for, more power to him. I don't see him breaking out his wallet to fund this multi-multi-multi-multi-billion dollar deployment that won't sell. Even the latest multi-billion dollar deployment technologies can't do what he is demanding. FiOS certainly can't. Hell, I can have 2 gigabit computers sitting next to each other and they won't pass data at gigabit speed. Residential gigabit deployment in the current economy combined with a total lack of any demand is beyond insane.
And he wants cities that can't even afford basic needs like education funding and healthcare to do this? Is he unaware of the financial position of the vast majority of city and county seats?
It's totally unrealistic and at the current time, utterly impossible. But this type of nonsense gets what he's really looking for and that is attention. |
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patcat88
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Jamaica, NY
| said by Dogfather  :And he wants cities that can't even afford basic needs like education funding and healthcare to do this? Do you propose cutting city garbage service, or eliminating the fire dept (city can distrbute a fire hose to each house and be done with it) or police too (distribute assault rifle)? Broadband is essential today, its as important as all other government services. |
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Dogfather
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1 edit | Sorry no, 1Gb residential broadband is not as essential as hospitals, police and fire departments. I'm in Orange County, CA, one of the very first areas and the first Cox area to get residential broadband just over 10 years ago. You don't go from complete non-existence to absolute necessity in 10 years.
And comparing a want of 1Gb residential broadband to police and fire protection is just dumb. |
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