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Broadband Usage Up 42% In The U.S. In 2003

Kickassthegreat writes "As reported here by Reuters, broadband usage in the U.S. jumped 42 percent in 2003 as compared to 2002. As more people sign on to high-speed access, how long will it be before we start seeing the cable companies (such as Comcast) start dropping their prices to levels which compete directly with dial-up?"

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  1. Re:Answer to the Question by illuminata · · Score: 0, Funny

    The last sentence was incomplete, it should read ...less bandwidth would be utilized per line.

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  2. Aha! by spellraiser · · Score: 3, Funny

    So that's what the question was!

    'By how many percentile points will US Broadband usage increase in 2003?'

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  3. Re:Probably around the same time... by sploo22 · · Score: 2, Funny

    But who are the cable companies going to sue?

    That's easy - all those evil, pirating scumbags who share their connections over WiFi. :P "That bandwidth is copyrighted, you know!"

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  4. Re:Answer by nocomment · · Score: 4, Funny

    not quite, comcast will give you $19.99/mo if you call every month to cancel. :-)

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  5. Re:Holy crapping crickets by Carbonite · · Score: 2, Funny

    Holy crapping crickets

    Damn if I know... ...damn they're expensive!

    Damn bastards... ...all kinds of installation fees and shit. ...customer service still blows chunks.


    Thank you, Andrew Dice Clay, for commenting on Comcast's service.

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  6. Re:Answer by geek42 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Silly rabbit, 42% is The Answer! It's the % we'd been missing all along...

  7. Re:That means filesharing is 42% up... by glhturbo · · Score: 2, Funny
    Or does anybody believe there is another killer-app for broadband?

    Ummm... Pr0n maybe?