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> "Basement" <wvandekamp@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>>I found this quite interesting. How are you americans thinking about this:
>>
>> quote Slashdot:
>>
>> "When It Comes To Broadband, U.S. Plays Follow The Leader says a story in
>> IWeek. Their thesis is that, while broadband access in the United States
>> rose from 60 million users in March 2005 to 84 million in March 2006, the
>> US is well behind countries like England and China. Indeed, what you may
>> not realize is that the U.S. ranks a surprisingly poor 12th in worldwide
>> broadband access, a situation which could threaten its ability to
>> maintain its technological lead. The federal government is no help: the
>> FCC has almost no data on the rate of hi-speed adoption, or of what the
>> speed and quality of those services are. Broadband is more expensive here
>> than in other nations, as well, almost 10 times as expensive by some
>> estimates. The cost and poor quality of service aren't from population
>> density, aren't from lack of interest, and are not from lack of technical
>> know-how. So, what is holding us back?
>
> Try living in Australia. We only just got ADSL2 (24mbps) broadband in the
> last 12 months or so, and it is only available in capital cities (and only
> some suburbs in those cities). This 24mbps is the maximum speed - actual
> speeds vary greatly depending on usage in the neighbourhood. The fastest
> ADSL the rest of us can get is 1.5mbps (with some 8mbps plans now being
> offered, but not many). I have what is considered in Australia as a
> hardcore plan (1.5mbps, 50 gig a month download) and it costs me AU$79.95
> per month (around US$63 per month). If I was able to get ADSL2, this plan
> would be AU$89.95 for the same data volume. I have been on this plan for a
> few years now and it is no longer offered. The closest plan my ISP (one of
> the leaders in Australia) currently offers is 1.5mbps, 25 gig download,
> AU$69.95. An 8mbps plan is AU$99.95 per month with 40 gig included
> download (which I would chew through in a couple of days at that speed).
>
> Then there are the people that can't get ADSL at all (more than about 5km
> from the nearest exchange). Australia is very sparsely populated across a
> great distance, so there are a lot of households in this situation. They
> might be able to get wireless or ISDN, but the majority have dialup, which
> is worse than being taken roughly from behind by Hitler's corpse.
>
> At the end of the day, if you live in a capital city in Australia you can
> get decent broadband but at a hefty price.
>
> What's the state of affairs in other countries? What type of plan are you
> all on?
>

I am currently awaiting to get my 10/10 mbps glass fiber connection.
including cable tv, phone, cable radio I pay 50eu a month. I am now on a
3.2mbps paying eu32 a month