Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Washington Wants 10,000 Web Surfers

Posted by kdawson on from the you-only-have-to-wire-money-to-this-account dept.

crimeandpunishment writes "This one sounds too good to be true: surf the Web, and you'll be helping the government. The FCC is looking for 10,000 volunteers to take part in a study to determine if broadband providers are really providing Internet connections that are as fast as advertised. The broad look at broadband will involve special equipment installed in homes across the country to measure Internet connections and compare them to advertised speeds." Here's where to go to apply.

7 of 147 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Before anyone asks... by toleraen · · Score: 3, Funny

    Because the FCC says so! They've never lied to anyone, right?

  2. Re:"Washington" is a US State by iammani · · Score: 3, Funny

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington

  3. Re:Before anyone asks... by beakerMeep · · Score: 2, Funny

    They hired the Google Street View team to code the drivers.

    --
    meep
  4. Re:The Government? by stms · · Score: 1, Funny

    If you worried about the *IAA I don't think this service is for you ;).

  5. Re:Too good to be true? by muridae · · Score: 2, Funny

    The re-captcha I got when looking at the signup sheet was "that narcs". While not being paranoid about helping the government, this detail does give me pause.

  6. Re:Before anyone asks... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I also imagine some Canadians would appreciate you changing or removing your sig.

    Why? They're sorry he's Canadian too.

  7. Re:Seriously /.? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    And before anyone asks, yes I am new here.

    ...then how did you know to say that?