On Thu, 13 Dec 2007 06:38:02 -0800 (PST) "Eric H. Jung" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >--- Scott Bennett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> The providers in the U.S. are not at the forefront, obviously. Unlike >> France, Japan, etc., an intermediate-speed, asymmetric model is used for >> residential service in the U.S. If you have, say, $1200/month to blow, you >> can get a T3 line and call yourself a business, but then you need a much >> classier modem+router to deal with it. > >That information is a little dated. I've been getting Verizon fiber optic >service to the home for >$40/month, which provides 5 Mbps up and 15-20 Mbps down. There are other plans >for another $5-10 >which provide 15/15 and other options. > Then perhaps Verizon at last is trying to catch up with the state of things in those other countries, but it is decidedly not there yet. I have an ADSL line, whose speeds vary from 5.5 to 6.9 Mb/s receive and from 0.9 to 1.0 Mb/s transmit. That's the best available for home users in a Chicago suburb housing the second largest university in Illinois.
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