rachelsfx
join:2004-09-27
Pensacola, FL
1 edit | We may be behind Canada
But probably not in quality.
Small industrial countries should be ahead.
I still do not support any fees or taxes to bring us to #1 though. S. Korea only accomplished it because the Telco is a monopoly pretty much owned, I think, and controlled by the gov't. A nuke from N. Korea would end that real quick though. |
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brooklynman4
join:2004-09-07
Brooklyn, NY | Come on we can do better than that right?? |
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BF69
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN
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said by rachelsfx  :But probably not in quality. Small industrial countries should be ahead. I still do not support any fees or taxes to bring us to #1 though. S. Korea only accomplished it because the Telco is a monopoly pretty much owned, I think, and controlled by the gov't. A nuke from N. Korea would end that real quick though. Most ISP are basically monopolies here too. People at most have TWO choices for an broadband ISP.
Also the whole "the US is so much bigger" excuse is just lame. Ok let's look at it by state. Let's compare small but very populated states to some of these countries. I bet those states still lag behind in broadband penetration in comparison. What is Rhode Island's broadband penetration % compared to these Euro countries. Half the COUNTIES in the US are bigger than Rhode Island. |
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footballdude
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join:2002-08-13
Imperial, MO
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said by rachelsfx :A nuke from N. Korea would end that real quick though. KJI isn't going to nuke South Korea. His whole manic plan is to reunite Korea. He wants to use the nuke as leverage so that he can invade SK without American or Japanese intervention.
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pnh102
Reptiles Are Cuddly And Pretty
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join:2002-05-02
Mount Airy, MD
 ·Comcast
| said by footballdude :KJI isn't going to nuke South Korea. He just wants to nuke Japan and us!
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jseldon
join:2003-04-22
Auburn, WA
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I don't know about that. I live in Canada and I have 10mbps/1mbps service here. Certainly not the top tiers available in the major US markets but pretty darn good for not being in a major metro area. The problem lies in geography, while Canada is a huge country so much of our population is in a very small percentage area. As a result the US has far more cabling to do to cover everyone. This would also account for smaller countries ability to do the same.
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Tikker_LoS
join:2004-04-29
Regina, SK
 ·SaskTel Saskatchewan
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said by rachelsfx :But probably not in quality. Small industrial countries should be ahead. I'd take that bet any day of the week.
Most of the large DSL providers here also have TV over DSL, with SaskTel rolling out HDTV over dsl |
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footballdude
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join:2002-08-13
Imperial, MO
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said by pnh102 :He just wants to nuke Japan and us! I'm not convinced he really wants that. Maybe Japan as there's some long standing hatred of Japan in much of Asia. As far as the US is concerned, I think he just wants us to go away. As in, you can stop me from taking South Korea but it will cost you Seattle.
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dynodb
Premium,VIP
join:2004-04-21
Minneapolis, MN
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said by BF69 :Most ISP are basically monopolies here too. People at most have TWO choices for an broadband ISP. Also the whole "the US is so much bigger" excuse is just lame. Ok let's look at it by state. Let's compare small but very populated states to some of these countries. I bet those states still lag behind in broadband penetration in comparison. What is Rhode Island's broadband penetration % compared to these Euro countries. Half the COUNTIES in the US are bigger than Rhode Island. You "bet" that those states lag? If you're going to state that the arguement that lower penetration numbers is due to US population density and size is "lame", you might want to come up with something other than a guess  |
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older dog
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join:2005-06-09
Norwich, NY
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While the higher speeds in some areas get the press coverage a lot of us are still at 1mbps and 128, and are not likely to see any upgrades unless the Government steps in.
Many have no broadband options even though the uptake on broadband has been far higher in rural areas than expected where it is available. |
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