JSRoman
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| Call me simple.
But couldn't some not for profit just create a google map mashup with that information? Just have folks go to their site and enter some information and get a pretty accurate reading on broadband areas. Would take some time and lots of advertising but I would think it would be pretty accurate.
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MrMoody
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Smithfield, NC | They key (and tough part) would be to get people who have NO broadband available to report their location.
This is a good idea, though.
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Syian
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Gwinn, MI
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| said by MrMoody  :They key (and tough part) would be to get people who have NO broadband available to report their location. This is a good idea, though. wouldn't the places where there are no broadband options show up as empty spots on the map? or at least very spare spots?
which, in turn, would give us that same information that we're looking for?
though, if this idea (which is what i like to call and "Epic Win" idea) were done, you would have to allow some way to also note how many different providers there were available at that location too... to allow a good visualization of what exactly the actual competitive status of the area is.
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MrMoody
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| said by Syian :wouldn't the places where there are no broadband options show up as empty spots on the map? or at least very spare spots? which, in turn, would give us that same information that we're looking for? Sort of, but an empty spot wouldn't prove unavailability there, nor give any indication of how many (if any) people live there.
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xsiddalx
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Chicago, IL
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said by JSRoman :But couldn't some not for profit just create a google map mashup with that information? Just have folks go to their site and enter some information and get a pretty accurate reading on broadband areas. Would take some time and lots of advertising but I would think it would be pretty accurate. Good idea.
Better, validate via speedtest that isn't subsidized.
Nothing is infallible.
The prob is that it takes user participation...most of us "just don't care" - 60% according to the latest voting polls. The business model of telephone and cable and probably cellular is that the bulk of customers don't switch. It's simple enough.
Why would the 60% care enough to show they are broadband connected if they are otherwise happy? |
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