| Broadband Flag Waving Well, I was thrilled to get 256K DSL with 64K upload, after fighting GTE for a decade trying to get ISDN deployed, for less than $100 a month. The alternative at the time was buying a 64K frame relay circuit, for about $500 a month.
Today, with 768K/128K for about $15+tax and cable internet for $30, I'm not sure what the fuss is about. The higher bit-rates only seem to matter for trading copyrighted materials, working around re-regulating cable TV, or pretending to provide phone service.
If your main complaint is that VOIP doesn't work on 128K upload, well, maybe you need to re-think VOIP - after all, voice has run on 3K for over 100 years.
What is the "advantage" that Korea, Japan, et al have with their super-broadband? Tangible evidence, please. |
