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Basement wrote:

> "Richard Kelly" <blamesociety@yahoo.com> schreef in bericht
> news:45d50ca7$1@dnews.tpgi.com.au...
>
>>"Basement" <wvandekamp@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>news:45d4b8e8$0$329$e4fe514c@news.xs4all.nl...
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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?
>>
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> 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
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