Everyone on my block does have cable - we've had it available for over 2 years and EVERYONE in town uses it. I get great speeds. I even actually get up to the 5 Mbps occaisionally but mostly I'm in the 3 Mbps area. This is a lot faster than the $40/month DSL available in the area.
OK so you state that the argument that content providers aren't holding up the rollout of broadband and then go one to tell us the reasons why they ARE holding up broadband. Hmmmm. Your reasons are correct - big upfront costs, no guarantee of adoption - I just think you picked the wrong side of the argument.
You can't play Halo on your PC yet - it's only one game but I'd bet they'll have some other good exclusive games you won't be able to play on your PC for a while
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Everyone on my block does have cable - we've had it available for over 2 years and EVERYONE in town uses it. I get great speeds. I even actually get up to the 5 Mbps occaisionally but mostly I'm in the 3 Mbps area. This is a lot faster than the $40/month DSL available in the area.
I have it solved. Take one magnet and turn it upside down over another magnet. Garvity suspended!
OK so you state that the argument that content providers aren't holding up the rollout of broadband and then go one to tell us the reasons why they ARE holding up broadband. Hmmmm. Your reasons are correct - big upfront costs, no guarantee of adoption - I just think you picked the wrong side of the argument.
You can't play Halo on your PC yet - it's only one game but I'd bet they'll have some other good exclusive games you won't be able to play on your PC for a while
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Every single person on the planet could fit inside Texas on a 1/4 acre each. The problem is NOT overpopulation but a misallocation of resources.