Leod
join:2005-11-07
Baton Rouge, LA
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Re: how 'bout busting a myth rant?
If Americans didn't want it, the number of subscriptions wouldn't be growing as much as it has. It'd be shrinking or be fairly stagnant right? Verizon probably wouldn't even bother with their FIOS service yet (though, FIOS can and does provide other services other than pure internet access.) People wouldn't be voting to put in fiber in their own communities if they were satisfied. People simply aren't satisfied with the money they are paying for the service they are getting. You may disagree that a government based solution is the right one but you can't dismiss that people have voted for it in their respective communities. There are simply too many benefits for faster broadband that we shouldn't or even can't ignore. While I don't expect your opinion to change over a simple forum reply, I do think you should think from the other side of things. |
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FTCXtreme
join:2005-03-14
New Braintree, MA
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I dont live way out in the boondocks. Infact the closest cirty with 100+ population(Worcestor, MA) is about 30 minutes away. I live a mile away from the closest cable. My rough estimate is that 30% of this town can get DSL. Do I want broadband, heck yes. Am i entitle to have it, No. Broadband is a nice thing to have. The US is doing fine, and before this all spins off into some anti president Bush argument. Expect broadband to grow alot more, our economy is turning around, jobs are being created, unemployment has dropped. |
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oliphant
I Have 8 Boobies
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join:2004-11-26
Corona, CA | reply to wolfhouse
Quality isn't up to par based on what? Do you have reliability statistics to share? They weren't part of this study.
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wolfhouse
join:2001-03-01
Union City, NJ
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said by oliphant  :But we don't know...it could just as easily and IMO more likely that we have other sources for entertainment and information so broadband isn't needed, thus not as "wanted". Once again I don't want to speculate about the availability number, but the quality is certainly not up to par. That is a fact. |
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oliphant
I Have 8 Boobies
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join:2004-11-26
Corona, CA
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But we don't know...it could just as easily and IMO more likely that we have other sources for entertainment and information so broadband isn't needed, thus not as "wanted".
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wolfhouse
join:2001-03-01
Union City, NJ
| reply to oliphant
said by oliphant :What do these statistics say about availability? NOTHING. Just because people don't WANT it doesn't mean they can't GET it. This is true, but this might also be a reflection of the quality/price of the broadband. I think THIS is definitely an issue with broadband in the US right now. It is not that fast, and it is often more expensive than what you would get in other countries. |
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oliphant
I Have 8 Boobies
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join:2004-11-26
Corona, CA | reply to Shark_615
What do these statistics say about availability? NOTHING. Just because people don't WANT it doesn't mean they can't GET it.
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pnh102
Reptiles Are Cuddly And Pretty
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join:2002-05-02
Mount Airy, MD
 ·Comcast
| reply to Shark_615
said by Shark_615 :Using your logic the states should have no problem. The majority of the US population is located in or around major urban centres. And most of those places have broadband.
said by Shark_615 :Besides there are many towns and cities that are not along the border of the US that have connectivity. And I am sure there are some other places in bumblehick which don't.
The bottom line is that anyone in the USA who lives near civilization has at least one broadband option. The situation isn't as dire as the article makes it out to be.
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oliphant
I Have 8 Boobies
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join:2004-11-26
Corona, CA
| reply to pnh102
Again...none of these statistics are about AVAILABILITY...only who bothered to sign up for a particular class of internet service which doesn't mean anything.
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Shark_615
join:2006-01-17
Pickering, ON | reply to pnh102
Using your logic the states should have no problem. The majority of the US population is located in or around major urban centres.
Besides there are many towns and cities that are not along the border of the US that have connectivity. |
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pnh102
Reptiles Are Cuddly And Pretty
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join:2002-05-02
Mount Airy, MD
·Comcast
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said by Shark_615 :Sorry but Canada is bigger and more spread out then the US. Yes a lot of the population may be in the cities but that can be said for the US as well. Most of Canada's population also lives very close to the US Border. Having a lot of people concentrated in a small area makes it easy to deploy broadband.
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