 DaveDudeNo Fear
join:1999-09-01
New Jersey
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| Content is more important The problem here is everyone wants high bandwidth connections, yet they would only use a fraction of them. I really dont see a normal user using more then 15 M connection. People should be demanding more content. ie Netflix, gaming, HD-TV. Rather then the constant shrill ' we dont have the fastest. ' . The result would be these companies would have to upgrade to keep up with consumer demands. Buggy , horse .etc.
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 gatorkramKaBOOM BabyPremium
join:2002-07-22
Winterville, NC
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| said by DaveDude:The problem here is everyone wants high bandwidth connections, yet they would only use a fraction of them. I really dont see a normal user using more then 15 M connection. People should be demanding more content. ie Netflix, gaming, HD-TV. Rather then the constant shrill ' we dont have the fastest. ' . The result would be these companies would have to upgrade to keep up with consumer demands. Buggy , horse .etc. I tend to agree with you to a point, but the issue is, a lot of places won't invest to offer services, when the infrastructure isn't already in place to deliver them.
I have netflix, and I love my roku device. It's just a drop in the bucket though.
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The thing is you're only looking at it from one user's perspective. Imagine a 4 person household. Mom, dad and 2 teenage kids. Now imagine all of them watching different HD streaming TV/movies in their rooms. You'd need about 50 - 60 Mpbs connection to handle that at the same time. This is just one example and there are a lot others that could use a lot more than 15Mbps.
Also, while 15Mbps is enough for many things we need today (the average in the US is 6Mpbs). As we get better connections, we'll get things that use more bandwidth. |
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gkar1
join:2001-03-29
Chicago, IL
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said by DaveDude:The problem here is everyone wants high bandwidth connections, yet they would only use a fraction of them. I really dont see a normal user using more then 15 M connection. People should be demanding more content. ie Netflix, gaming, HD-TV. Rather then the constant shrill ' we dont have the fastest. ' . The result would be these companies would have to upgrade to keep up with consumer demands. Buggy , horse .etc. No, they would not upgrade. Their answer is to impose usage caps that effectively transform the $100 50/20 connection you have into an overpriced illusion. They will also throttle you if you try to use your connection to its fullest. |
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