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2.5Gb/s Internet For French Homes
Erick Lionheart at www.gamersloot.net writes "Presence-pc at reports that France Telecom just announced they are offering 2.5 Gb/s Internet connections to select cities in the Paris region. For ... $85(70 Euros) a month you also get free phone and TV. From the article (in French): 'The historical operator opted for a GPON (Gigabit Passive Optical Network) FTTH architecture (Fiber To The Home). This technology allows up to 2.5 Gbits/s download and 1.2 Gigabits/s upload.'"
It's just France's way of saying "fuck you USA!" after our Tour de France win...
By the way, if you want to understand whey they like him check out "Mr. Hulot's Holiday" by Jacques Tati, 1953.
The revolution will NOT be televised.
s/horny/hairy/
Haha, that is what I tought too, but after I met a french girl and we talked about that I saw that, similarly to the hype that they smell bad, it is just that, hype. As she told me, it is usually the elder the ones that continue with the "traditions", she told me of some time that she met a person from USA who looked under ther arm to see if she had hair, she was so amazed because this guy tought it was true.
Now, the one thing I know for sure is that they are arrogant and very funny (they get offended very easly hahaha), I have a french friend over here, once I told him some comment about how the French language was not as important as English or Spanish and whoa his head almost exploded.
Ubuntu is an African word meaning 'I can't configure Debian'
Hell, in France you might actually score some real sex.
You see? You see? Your stupid minds! Stupid! Stupid!
Caue u got the bombs :P and thats all they want :P
At least they have a basic grasp of grammar
I can't believe how stupid this comment is. The French have a long history of high culture. Proust, Sartre, Descartes, Voltaire and thousands more. This isn't to say the USA is lacking in culture but France has a much longer and (IMO) far more culturally significant history.
I guess I was just being trolled but I see enough real hatred towards the fine nation of France that I felt I had to respond
sure . and if you're nice they'll teach you there gramar too .
With that aggravating beauty, Lulu Walls.
Didn't ancient civs (Romans, etc) actually improve their quality of life and infrastructure by going to war and conquering other nations? Also, isn't France on the list of top 10 military spenders?
google: verb - to search for information on the Internet.
-Eric
SJW: Someone who has run out of real oppression, and has to fake it.
Good post, ObsessiveMathFreak... just wanted to mention that the population of "l'Hexagon" is in fact around the 60 million mark, though.
Don't forget their beloved French cars. The Renault Vel Satis is probably the biggest overly-designed eye-turd of a car currently in existence. Ugly and reliable like a Hizbollah rocket.
I told you no text
Because you're free.
You mean like air conditioners?
*ducks*
You are checking your backups, aren't you?
The article is in Freedom. I can't read freedom!
You don't even need to go that far back. They were in the first Gulf war as well.
Don't fight for your country, if your country does not fight for you.
I couldn't agree more. Slashdot has really improved my life tenfold, and to be able to access it that quickly? I'd get ALL of the first posts!
You mean the American rebellion don't you? When the terrorist Washington and the rest of his insurgent band killed helpless loyal English women and children.
Actually this isn't always the case, im a Canadian who has been living in Paris for the past year ( im in school) and i can tell you that first of all there are still lots of chicks with hairy armpits, like A TON and every time i see it i cringe. The smell thing is also half true, there are people who take baths/showers regularly but i know some people who dont take baths more than 1 time a week! EWWW! France is currently in a state of civil war, traditions vs hygiene!
nice political troll. france telecom is a private company. doesn't really have anything to do with government policies. telcos in the US could do the same thing.