Basement

"Zynnoushes" <s0z@wicked.net> schreef in bericht
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> Basement wrote:
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>> "Richard Kelly" <blamesociety@yahoo.com> schreef in bericht
>> news:45d50ca7$1@dnews.tpgi.com.au...
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>>>"Basement" <wvandekamp@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>news:45d4b8e8$0$329$e4fe514c@news.xs4all.nl.. .
>>>
>>>>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
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