The same system we have now. Those who don't plan ahead go to the ER and the rest of us get stuck with the bill. At least that fine/tax can be used to pay that/
And this right here folks is what is wrong with our country, the "fuck you, I got mine" in the flesh.
This is why we have to force people to get car insurance, because this asshole wants to ripoff society. He can't possibly be expected to actual like a responsible adult.
1Mbit will not even do 1 HD netflix stream. Most homes have more than one tv and may well have user on a computer while others are watching more than one HD tv.
The reality is rural areas are poorer. They are subsidized by cities. Farming subsidies are some of the biggest subsidies in our country. THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT!
We should subsidize farmers to prevent another dustbowl. We should provide internet connections to rural areas so our society can be connected. We cannot and should not live as two people separated only by population density.
Because for some strange reason Americans no longer see any value in enriching the lives of anyone but themselves. We no longer value having an educated society, nor a a well connected one.
Enlightened self interest is dead. The "I got mine, fuck you" mentality killed it.
This is what happens when you have the kind of political shift to the right we had over the last 20 years.
Land area does not matter one bit. Population density is it. You could have a country like Canada 9m km^2 and since the people are all basically in a 20 mile strip along the US border providing them with internet service is not as much of an issue.
1. T-mobile is again offering unlimited, not sure how far there LTE rollout is.
2. same as car payment is very vague. Mine is 0, and has never been higher. So all my internet service bills exceed that. I know that a car payment on some cars exceeds $1000/month.
3. Some of us still have unlimited plans, and it looks like they might be coming back based on what sprint and tmobile are doing.
You can't really stream much video over it, video conferencing is probably right out and I doubt that slow a link is very reliable. They had to put a limit on it, or people would assume like you that even ISDN should be considered broadband.
Mind you much of what you are considering broadband is actually baseband. So they might as well keep redefining broadband over and over since they already destroyed the term.
A massive political shift to the right is what happened. Just 20 some years ago conservatives were the ones who were pushing for everyone to be required to be insured for their health as they were for their cars. Today that is seen as almost socialism.
I disagree on the last point. I bought a house recently and would not even consider one without FIOS anymore than I would consider one without running water and electricity.
The USAs population density is highly misleading on one hand.
I have lived in places with my nearest neighbor sharing a wall at one extreme, and in another location where the nearest neighbor was 3 miles away.
On the other the USAs phone lines are also crap. Very few here want to pay the taxes or any other of that "evil socialist" stuff like that required to have modern infrastructure.
20Mb internet is available, and offered. It just costs tens of thousands to setup and several hundreds to a few thousands a month.
Just like the cost to put in your own well, septic, and everything else you need when you live in the country that you don't in the city, it is expensive.
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So what happens when you get cancer? Or something else that costs hundred of thousands to millions to deal with?
I know what will happen, you will leave me the insurance buyer stuck for your unpaid bills.
The same system we have now. Those who don't plan ahead go to the ER and the rest of us get stuck with the bill. At least that fine/tax can be used to pay that/
And this right here folks is what is wrong with our country, the "fuck you, I got mine" in the flesh.
This is why we have to force people to get car insurance, because this asshole wants to ripoff society. He can't possibly be expected to actual like a responsible adult.
Very true. If I could get 5G at 4G and unlimited 3G that would be enough.
Which is actually what T-mobile is doing, I think.
Not at all.
People are way to into "fuck you, I got mine".
Because of that we pretty much have to force people to get insurance. Just like car insurance.
If you are driving 15 minutes to get groceries you are not living out in the boonies.
He said there was medical treatment available for everyone. I offered a counter example.
I do.
60" screen and am less than 10 feet away. What is the point of buying a nice HDTV then setting so far away you can't see it?
I do. Why would I not want to be able to use my nice big HDTV to look at webpages from the couch?
PROTIP: This also means you don't need hulu plus, nor the content owner to OK the item for viewing on a TV.
1Mbit will not even do 1 HD netflix stream. Most homes have more than one tv and may well have user on a computer while others are watching more than one HD tv.
Way to miss the point.
I did not say that did it, I said that meant it was feasible. The fact that we failed to do so only speaks to our own failures.
Gas wells exist in cities they cover them with fake houses and such. Sometimes they don't even do that.
http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/list-power-reactor-units.html
This shows just how close many are to cities. In some cases this puts them right in the suburbs.
The reality is rural areas are poorer. They are subsidized by cities. Farming subsidies are some of the biggest subsidies in our country. THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT!
We should subsidize farmers to prevent another dustbowl. We should provide internet connections to rural areas so our society can be connected. We cannot and should not live as two people separated only by population density.
You mean in the ER?
Where they will not give you any healthcare of value if you have a chronic condition?
You know what a cancer patient gets in the ER? Told to go home to die.
Why run all fiber?
What distances are we dealing with here?
Is there a demarc, or does the fiber just go right on by?
What is the phone company using? What can they provide? Never underestimate the bandwidth of a shitload of twisted pair.
Because for some strange reason Americans no longer see any value in enriching the lives of anyone but themselves. We no longer value having an educated society, nor a a well connected one.
Enlightened self interest is dead. The "I got mine, fuck you" mentality killed it.
This is what happens when you have the kind of political shift to the right we had over the last 20 years.
He "elected" to take coverage. That means his employer is paying for most of it. Even a pre-existing condition would be covered by a group policy.
What he is ignoring or ignorant of is that the amount he is paying is very little compared to what his employer pays for coverage for 4 people.
100 mile strip I mean. Either way it means the vast majority of the population is in a small area.
Land area does not matter one bit. Population density is it. You could have a country like Canada 9m km^2 and since the people are all basically in a 20 mile strip along the US border providing them with internet service is not as much of an issue.
1. T-mobile is again offering unlimited, not sure how far there LTE rollout is.
2. same as car payment is very vague. Mine is 0, and has never been higher. So all my internet service bills exceed that. I know that a car payment on some cars exceeds $1000/month.
3. Some of us still have unlimited plans, and it looks like they might be coming back based on what sprint and tmobile are doing.
Less than 3Mbps might as well be dialup.
You can't really stream much video over it, video conferencing is probably right out and I doubt that slow a link is very reliable. They had to put a limit on it, or people would assume like you that even ISDN should be considered broadband.
Mind you much of what you are considering broadband is actually baseband. So they might as well keep redefining broadband over and over since they already destroyed the term.
A massive political shift to the right is what happened.
Just 20 some years ago conservatives were the ones who were pushing for everyone to be required to be insured for their health as they were for their cars. Today that is seen as almost socialism.
I sure hope your wife works.
The fact that your employer offers coverage is great, not everyone making under $15/hour has that option.
I disagree on the last point. I bought a house recently and would not even consider one without FIOS anymore than I would consider one without running water and electricity.
The USAs population density is highly misleading on one hand.
I have lived in places with my nearest neighbor sharing a wall at one extreme, and in another location where the nearest neighbor was 3 miles away.
On the other the USAs phone lines are also crap. Very few here want to pay the taxes or any other of that "evil socialist" stuff like that required to have modern infrastructure.
20Mb internet is available, and offered. It just costs tens of thousands to setup and several hundreds to a few thousands a month.
Just like the cost to put in your own well, septic, and everything else you need when you live in the country that you don't in the city, it is expensive.