axus
join:2001-06-18
Washington, DC
 ·Verizon Online DSL
| Re: Sigh... Dialup really was the perfect competitive environment for internet access. The only limiter was your local phone company, pretty much every local zone would have an ISP or 10. Prices dropped to the minimum, and the fittest/most friendly flourished.
The thing dialup had going for it was the phone routing system, so you could dial anywhere that gives the best deal. A modern net connection goes to one place, and you need an account to even get there. Every competitor needs to bring you a separate line to your door, instead of going over one line. Its a shame that line-sharing could not be done in a way to make customers and the line-sharer happy. | |
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| Skippy25
join:2000-09-13
Hazelwood, MO
1 edit | That is why I call for one nationwide network that any provider of any service can "lease" to get to any customer in any location that is willing to pay for one of their services. | |
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join:2004-10-14
Draper, UT
 ·Comcast
| UTOPIA UTOPIA
Welcome to the network where I get to choose the provider over my fiber line. (Re: Dialup comment) I have the freedom to choose from a handful of providers. Why do you think Utopia is having such a hard time making its way into new cities?? The ''Big Boys'' are scared out of their pants!! They are doing all they can to force city officials from going with Utopia. If more of us let our cities know we want Utopia then we can make it happen. I know this will only start to break ice in Utah but enough of you push for it in your states I am sure it would quickly grow. | |
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o rly
@enta.net
| Re: Sigh... said by Skippy25  :That is why I call for one nationwide network that any provider of any service can "lease" to get to any customer in any location that is willing to pay for one of their services. At least that's one good thing about the evil UK. BT has one or more DSLAMs in nearly every telephone exchange that they own (something like 5564 exchanges have ADSL out of 5592), and they (obviously) have to wholesale it. This means that I can choose out of over 100 ISPs, and if I don't like them, I can change with minimal downtime.
Speeds are pretty good too - I have 8Mbit down, 832k up and for the most part I get them.
Things should get better when BT finally trundle out ADSL2+ in the next few years (the reason for their lateness being that they're ripping out their whole phone/DSL network and replacing it with a shiny new IP one). | |
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join:2000-09-13
Hazelwood, MO | Re: Sigh... Really, thats gives us one nationwide network not controlled by the current kingpins?
I think you missed the entire point and concept of my post. | |
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espaeth
Digital Plumber
Premium,MVM
join:2001-04-21
Minneapolis, MN | Re: Sigh... Maybe so? Who are you suggesting would be responsible for operating this nationwide network? | |
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join:2000-09-13
Hazelwood, MO | Re: Sigh... I would suggest 1 to 3 companies that are overseen by the government. | |
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join:2001-06-18
Washington, DC | If the government controlled it, we'd all have ISDN lines | |
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