EXACTLY. Everyone freaks out when Google fiber comes to their town... I
want to know what people are doing with a 1Gbps fiber connection that is
going to save the world. Or create new jobs. Or make life easier for people.
It's all marketing BS that the general public buys into, every - single
- time. I would bet that 99% of the population doesn't need more than a
5Mbps or 10Mbps connection, at most.
Travis
On 8/7/2016 7:58 PM, Adam Moffett wrote:
I think we should compare amperage of average electrical services and
diameter of municipal water pipes. Oh yeah, don't forget to compare
how many cable TV channels are available in each country....we don't
want to fall behind on any of these important demographics.
100 meg cable is available in my town, so people could raise the
average speed test result by simply buying more speed. Generally if we
offer multiple packages, then the overwhelming majority of people buy
the cheapest one; so maybe the US is really above average at being
cheap. We should focus on what we're good at and stop envying our
neighbors' phalli mbps.
</sarcasm>
The social and economic advantages of having internet service are
realized with 1 or 2 mbps. After that it's all entertainment, so why
do we stress over it?
</statingWhatShouldBeObvious>
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