firephoto
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Re: Gee, what a surprise
said by Nightfall  :Which is fast enough for 98% of the broadband users out there since all most people do is email and web browse. Oh, that's it. We only need "good enough". Make sure grandma is good with her quest for recipes and seeing small blurry pics of the grandkids.
The land of the free becomes land of the good enough. |
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Nightfall
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| said by firephoto :said by Nightfall :Which is fast enough for 98% of the broadband users out there since all most people do is email and web browse. Oh, that's it. We only need "good enough". Make sure grandma is good with her quest for recipes and seeing small blurry pics of the grandkids. The land of the free becomes land of the good enough. Unfortunately, BBR users are not the majority of internet users out there. Otherwise, fiber would be the only way. Companies are not out to make a product that is more expensive and only caters to 2% of the population. |
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bogey780
join:2004-03-19
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Do you own the highest ranked car in its class. Or do you drive "good enough"? |
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Nuts
join:2006-04-27
Forest, OH | reply to Nightfall
The problem is though, that people who cannot get the faster speeds don't waste their time with those items that need higher speed access. |
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NormanS
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said by firephoto :The land of the free becomes land of the good enough. I just checked the Verizon FiOS site:
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Blazing speeds start at $42.99/month with choice of our annual package. That price stays the same for one full year and the installation's FREE! More speed. Less money. No contest.
If I wanted to pay $42.95 a month for "blazing" speeds, I wouldn't have to wait for FiOS (won't get here any time soon anyway; we are not served by Verizon). I can get Comcast cable Internet for that price, right now.
In a nation where a large percentage of the population would rather pay $20 a month for Internet at any speed over 768kbps than any price for 100mbps Internet, there is no incentive to build FTTH.
Now, when Verizon starts selling FiOS at $20 (or even $30) per month for their lowest speed tier, then you will probably see demand grow to match the technology.
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Tzale
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said by firephoto :said by Nightfall :Which is fast enough for 98% of the broadband users out there since all most people do is email and web browse. Oh, that's it. We only need "good enough". Make sure grandma is good with her quest for recipes and seeing small blurry pics of the grandkids. The land of the free becomes land of the good enough. [/BQUOTE Since when has "Land of the free," meant "Land of the fastest broadband connectiion?" -Tzale --
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