WileEC
mindtaker, macky cat, etc.
join:2002-02-07
Yonkers, NY
 ·Verizon FIOS
3 edits | no duh?
Of course! The whole of Japan is about the size of California. They don't have anywheres near the logistic problems or cost of laying fiber throughout a country the size of the USA. A good amount of that land mass is mountains. Their urban population is very densely packed (it's a dense pack!  ) The average Japanese dwelling is so tiny that most Americans would never want to voluntarily live with similar space confinement... and with multiple people! It's not uncommon for whole families live in one tiny apartment. Given that density, of course more of their population will have access to fiber. And since when was access to fiber a race between nations? What's the point? Wow, they can download porn faster. Gee.
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Minister
join:2002-01-02
Fleeting
| Technically doesn't that make it all the more pathetic that they contributed to 80% of the world's growth? (If you're going to play the geography card) How many people in California have fiber-to-the home? The geography argument only floats in penetration arguments, and even then, not very well (Canada leads us, etc.) |
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WileEC
mindtaker, macky cat, etc.
join:2002-02-07
Yonkers, NY
·Verizon FIOS
| Well, actually, I guess it's great if you want to live in an apartment the size of a refrigerator in Japan, just as long as you have access to fiber. Right? The grass is not always greener. Those numbers don't tell the whole story.
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53059959
Temp banned from BBR more then anyone
join:2002-10-02
PwnZone | reply to Minister
If I could get like a gigabit connection for cheap? I sure would. just hook it into my veins!!! |
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Cod
join:2000-07-05
Greensboro, NC
1 edit | reply to Minister
said by Minister  :Technically doesn't that make it all the more pathetic that they contributed to 80% of the world's growth? (If you're going to play the geography card) How many people in California have fiber-to-the home? The geography argument only floats in penetration arguments, and even then, not very well (Canada leads us, etc.) Population of Japan: 127.4 million
Population of California: 33.8 million
Just a tad bit of difference there density wise vs. land mass... 4:1 ratio |
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Speedy8
Premium
join:2002-08-22
Alliance, OH
clubs: | Yeah, but what about metro areas? Obviously they aren't gonna wire rural areas first. |
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BIGMIKE
Premium
join:2002-06-07
Westminster, CA
1 edit | reply to WileEC
said by WileEC :Of course! The whole of Japan is about the size of California. They don't have anywheres near the logistic problems or cost of laying fiber throughout a country the size of the USA. A good amount of that land mass is mountains. Their urban population is very densely packed (it's a dense pack! ) The average Japanese dwelling is so tiny that most Americans would never want to voluntarily live with similar space confinement... and with multiple people! It's not uncommon for whole families live in one tiny apartment. Given that density, of course more of their population will have access to fiber. And since when was access to fiber a race between nations? What's the point? Wow, they can download porn faster. Gee. Japan |
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Minister
join:2002-01-02
Fleeting
| reply to Cod
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Population of Japan: 127.4 million
Population of California: 33.8 million
Just a tad bit of difference there density wise vs. land mass... 4:1 ratio
There are people in Brooklyn who can't get DSL. How does this telco "geography" excuse that pops up all the time from you BellSouth employees account for the gaps in coverage? |
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