@ghoyt as you said we pay for internet but the speed is extremely slow. That's when the customers (users) get mad at both the solution providers and the government.
@Alison- I really doubt that governments would provide internet free, and readily accessible. I am sure they are getting a portion of our monthly internet bill.
@DrT. – yes there world would stand still without internet. You might see unlimited packages of internet too, as you said most are limited data packages.
just thinking speed w/o best leveraging... ealier last decade I might have agreed with the sense of urgency in increasing our bandwidth..
in 1999 Bell South ADSL was $49 $1.5 mbps down and 256 up (don't quote me on the up) for residential service if your location qualified (distance to central office of 18,000 ft)
in 2000 I worked for a CLEC, Connect South which had $250 million equity funding from Morgan Stanley Dean Witter (then) and we sold business class SDSL that cost up to $600 a month. That sector toppled.
Thank goodness for Cable broadband that triggered the lowering of recurring costs of broadband for the residential user as well as the increase in bandwidth to what is more than adequate to me (currently).
do you know of anyone who currently uses a T1 line? how about ISDN? AOL still has 2 million dial up subscribers.
I prefer to put the emphasis on mandating wireless carriers to dissemenate missing children info innovatively. as in best leveraging location based technology. AND Corporate Responsibility :)
just thinking speed w/o best leveraging... ealier last decade I might have agreed with the sense of urgency in increasing our bandwidth..
in 1999 Bell South ADSL was $49 $1.5 mbps down and 256 up (don't quote me on the up) for residential service if your location qualified (distance to central office of 18,000 ft)
in 2000 I worked for a CLEC, Connect South which had $250 million equity funding from Morgan Stanley Dean Witter (then) and we sold business class SDSL that cost up to $600 a month. That sector toppled.
Thank goodness for Cable broadband that triggered the lowering of recurring costs of broadband for the residential user as well as the increase in bandwidth to what is more than adequate to me (currently).
do you know of anyone who currently uses a T1 line? how about ISDN? AOL still has 2 million dial up subscribers.
I prefer to put the emphasis on mandating wireless carriers to dissemenate missing children info innovatively. as in best leveraging location based technology.
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