OOL is awesome, of course. But I think Road Runner has it "just right" with their 2200/384 service. And cable is supposedly the technology with the weaker upstream. I see that SBC/ASI territories are starting to offer 256k upstream options. It's a little pricey (I can pay DSLExtreme $65/month for 1500/256) but definitely a step in the right direction.
As for videoconferencing, horrid firewall unfriendly protocol aside; how many people actually want to videoconference? I'd rather not have to dress up to answer the phone. Voice is sufficient for most things, but that's just me.
said by djrobx:As for videoconferencing, horrid firewall unfriendly protocol aside; how many people actually want to videoconference? I'd rather not have to dress up to answer the phone. Voice is sufficient for most things, but that's just me. -- Rob
videoconferencing is how i get to see my family and friends that are 500 and 800 miles away)other than the few times a year when i visit). voice alone just doesn't cut it.
said by shatty925:videoconferencing is how i get to see my family and friends that are 500 and 800 miles away)other than the few times a year when i visit). voice alone just doesn't cut it.
I agree. Videoconferencing among a group of distributed family members could've been the killer app that residential broadband was waiting for. Well, that and video on demand. Both have been spectacular and embarrassing failures.
The only remaining app for residential broadband is porn, making this fiasco even more embarrassing.
reply to djrobx I wanted to videoconference when I tried to get DSL in 1999. There wasn't enough upstream on @homo to do anything near 'picture perfect' (or more than a few low-res fps for that matter) when I got my cable. -- "We will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own. Your culture will adapt to service us. Resistance is futile. We are the Borg."
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