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Dump Broadband, Dig Out Your Modem!

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the coal-heat-is-next dept.

wilstephens writes: "Found this article on CNet about the latest trend of people dumping broadband in favour of their modems. Cheaper, and more reliable service, apparently! 'Katy Ling, a software consultant who had her home wired for high-speed Internet access last year, did what many technology analysts said would never happen: She bailed out of broadband...'"

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  1. Re:Amen by Christopher+Bibbs · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Ok, not all my motorcycles, just the ones that get less than 10k miles a year. Like the old Ninja 250 and the Honda CL360.

    Cable modem has to be kept for a long time in any case. I don't think my wife could return to dial-up access.