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I think I'll keep my new iMac
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<blockquote data-quote="Konan" data-source="post: 824421" data-attributes="member: 67193"><p>Yep, and I like the progress but there is plenty of blame to go around. Like...</p><p></p><p>All the fees and surcharges on my phone bill for decades to enhance access for rural customers. Then the local Telco (to enhance and improve our customers service, of course) puts combiners on all rural lines so that two or three houses can now share the same pair of copper. Of course, it drops the maximum bandwidth to 14k, but the Telco's profits are down and something has to be done.</p><p></p><p>Then there is the local cable company, who won't put lines outside of town because of cost/revenue considerations, but instantly offers to sue the County and and small communities for even discussing the possibility of having a meeting to explore wireless access for rural households. They even tried to ban Internet satellite service in their service area and the only thing that stopped them is the fact that it is controlled by Federal law and not local politicians. </p><p></p><p>So when the FCC states that broadband is available in most of the USA, I tend to give it the same credence that I give to the people who are saying that the only way to get out of debt is to keep spending.</p><p></p><p>Despite that, my IMac is still a great machine. Fortunately, my use of it is mostly for programming and so Internet connectivity isn't a big deal.</p><p></p><p>Konan</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Konan, post: 824421, member: 67193"] Yep, and I like the progress but there is plenty of blame to go around. Like... All the fees and surcharges on my phone bill for decades to enhance access for rural customers. Then the local Telco (to enhance and improve our customers service, of course) puts combiners on all rural lines so that two or three houses can now share the same pair of copper. Of course, it drops the maximum bandwidth to 14k, but the Telco's profits are down and something has to be done. Then there is the local cable company, who won't put lines outside of town because of cost/revenue considerations, but instantly offers to sue the County and and small communities for even discussing the possibility of having a meeting to explore wireless access for rural households. They even tried to ban Internet satellite service in their service area and the only thing that stopped them is the fact that it is controlled by Federal law and not local politicians. So when the FCC states that broadband is available in most of the USA, I tend to give it the same credence that I give to the people who are saying that the only way to get out of debt is to keep spending. Despite that, my IMac is still a great machine. Fortunately, my use of it is mostly for programming and so Internet connectivity isn't a big deal. Konan [/QUOTE]
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