I agree with the comments made by Chuck White. Their is still a wide disparity between those who have broadband access in this country and those who STILL can't get it.
I have been on the waiting list for both Cox Cable and Qwest DSL for 9 years now. The USA has dropped to 16th in the world and falling.
I used to be able to connect at 50k for years but Qwest recently updated our phone system where I live. They installed "new" phone cable, connectors, bridges and line code. Now I can't get better then 28k sometimes 33k if I'm lucky.
The new hardware they use cannot send as much data as the old copper system did. It is incumbent on Qwest by the corporation commission to Guarantee a Voice connection.
I got pretty angry that I had to go from bad to worse and called the Repair Trouble number.
After talking to a technician about my connection being so slow he demonstrated Qwests conflict resolution policy.
This is apparently how they handle customers like me who just don't get the "voice only guarantee" He says he will test my line and tells me to wait by the phone and he will call me right back. I agree and hang up waiting for his call.
He calls back about 15 seconds later and says hello It's Jim from Qwest, can you hear me? I say YES yes I hear you. He says, " I can hear you too" TEST COMPLETE.
I say, what are you a smart ass? He says no sir I am just trying to test your phone line and your phone line is working fine.
Qwest SPIRIT of SERVICE!
I tell him, "Two Tin Cans connected with some string will carry a voice connection" He says I should feel lucky I am getting the 28k as he doubted I would get any Internet data through the string at all.
THIS is why country's that have the government subsidize Internet access are ahead of the game. Private Corporations like Qwest??
They send me introductory offers to DSL in my mail all the time but won't come out to my area until Cox Cable does. Cox conversely, won't start laying cable out here until Qwest DSL is available.
Catch 22.
Now I don't want to get nicksters panties in a bunch coming off "Nationalistic" but America falling further and further behind in affordable Broadband Access is starting to look more and more like the same lip service we give to making education available to everyone or no children left behind.
No children except those in rural America. I think what India is doing is one of the best ways to level that playing field where everyone can find information with rich content as close as there PC.
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I agree with the comments made by Chuck White. Their is still a wide disparity between those who have broadband access in this country and those who STILL can't get it.
I have been on the waiting list for both Cox Cable and Qwest DSL for 9 years now. The USA has dropped to 16th in the world and falling.
I used to be able to connect at 50k for years but Qwest recently updated our phone system where I live. They installed "new" phone cable, connectors, bridges and line code.
Now I can't get better then 28k sometimes 33k if I'm lucky.
The new hardware they use cannot send as much data as the old copper system did. It is incumbent on Qwest by the corporation commission to Guarantee a Voice connection.
I got pretty angry that I had to go from bad to worse and called the Repair Trouble number.
After talking to a technician about my connection being so slow he demonstrated Qwests conflict resolution policy.
This is apparently how they handle customers like me who just don't get the "voice only guarantee"
He says he will test my line and tells me to wait by the phone and he will call me right back.
I agree and hang up waiting for his call.
He calls back about 15 seconds later and says hello It's Jim from Qwest, can you hear me?
I say YES yes I hear you.
He says, " I can hear you too"
TEST COMPLETE.
I say, what are you a smart ass? He says no sir I am just trying to test your phone line and your phone line is working fine.
Qwest SPIRIT of SERVICE!
I tell him, "Two Tin Cans connected with some string will carry a voice connection" He says I should feel lucky I am getting the 28k as he doubted I would get any Internet data through the string at all.
THIS is why country's that have the government subsidize Internet access are ahead of the game.
Private Corporations like Qwest??
They send me introductory offers to DSL in my mail all the time but won't come out to my area until Cox Cable does. Cox conversely, won't start laying cable out here until Qwest DSL is available.
Catch 22.
Now I don't want to get nicksters panties in a bunch coming off "Nationalistic" but America falling further and further behind in affordable Broadband Access is starting to look more and more like the same lip service we give to making education available to everyone or no children left behind.
No children except those in rural America.
I think what India is doing is one of the best ways to level that playing field where everyone can find information with rich content as close as there PC.
Anyone got a can opener?
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