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Re: Not Real Data Sorry, but yes, I do expect your dad to understand.. and if he doesn't, then explain to me, then who is at charge to make him understand? ...or, should we just continue to dumb down America?
You're going to have a time where you're not going to understand either.. maybe YOU could explain it to your dad... personally, I'm one that if someone older in my family complains about something, and they've got it wrong, it's OUR place to explain it to them...
You think they really know EVERYTHING about their cars?? Hell, it seems that about 99% of americans don't know to put their car in neutral and just off the engine if their gas pedal sticks...
Quite honestly, there is always going to be someone or some people that "don't understand"... that's life. Who is to determine what is acceptable and what isn't..? The giverment? Should everything be done at a 4th grade level? You know that your car can prolly do about 100+ miles an hour, right? But, in this case, and in order to drive one on the public roads you're required to learn and show that you know how it works, right? Maybe there's something there... that's a better option than to blame someone else if you know what I mean.
But really, still, it says "up to" in the speeds.. and as long as you are getting "up to" then you are getting what you paid for.  I think when you look deep down here, people don't like "up to".. they want "actual" and in wide area networking, on a residential basis, you're likely to not always get "actual" speeds.. as the saying is true.. "many factors can affect the speeds you get" with the technology deployed to most people today. |
 SLDPremium
join:2002-04-17
San Francisco, CA | Aside from the "up to" argument, expecting the layman to understand TCI/IP transport specifics is thouroughly ridiculous. It is disingenuous to advertise a specific access speed, then deliver a lower one and blame it on "overhead". That is like an accountant charging you for a specific service and then taking more and claiming "overhead". You should have known.... |
