"I'VE NEVER BEEN THERE, or anywhere near there, but I assume IT WILL BE A LITTLE LIKE stepping back in time about 20 years or so... I COULD BE WRONG, but I'm thinking that folk in North Dakota (and similar areas) could really care less about the iPhone or anything like it."
I'm sorry if I offended anyone personally. Let me try not to do it again. But here's what I'm talking about:
I grew up in a rural area. A town of about 800 people. When cable was getting rolled out back in the 80's, we were at least 5-8 years longer getting it than towns closer to cities. But we didn't expect to get it any sooner. We knew we wouldn't because of where we lived. And we could have really cared less. Sure, it would have been nice to get it 5 years sooner, but that's the price we paid for where we lived. If we really wanted it that bad, we could have moved. Moving just so you can get technology? That wasn't for us.
That's what I'm talking about. Sure, rural dwellers may say, "Hey, I want that!", but are they going get up and move to get it? Probably not. So why care about it? If you really want it that bad, you might as well save yourself the frustration and move somewhere else. Anything that requires a complex network (ie. cell networks, cable, etc.) is going to take YEARS longer in rural areas and we all know that. Should we accept it? No. And that's why I agree with what this petition is trying to do. In the future I'll try to make myself clearer.
To swillman: Does that make more sense?
To jackcutts: So in the grand scheme of things, you think that most people in the rural areas of this country can't wait to get their hands on an iPhone? Like I said, I grew up in a rural area. I'm now I'm telling you MOST people from in rural areas don't care about stuff like that. The ones who did moved to a more populated area. Ignorance exists in many forms.
To Teetdogs: Look, I know that it's important. I'm not an idiot. I'm all for this petition actually doing some good. All I'm saying is that if communication is that important to you, you should have realized a long time ago that with where you live, some technology is going to come much slower to your area. It's totally unfair, but that's the way it is. In my experience, most people in rural areas know this and accept it. I'm not saying it's okay they just accept it and that's why I agree with what this petition is trying to do.
To Caleb: "...They cant get TV via cable even now..." Thank you for reiterating my point. 1988 anyone? The network isn't there and might not even be there in another 20 years. It's interesting that you say the town you "used" to live in. Did you move for technology?
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Chad @ May 23rd 2008 10:04AM
Read the bold people:
"I'VE NEVER BEEN THERE, or anywhere near there, but I assume IT WILL BE A LITTLE LIKE stepping back in time about 20 years or so... I COULD BE WRONG, but I'm thinking that folk in North Dakota (and similar areas) could really care less about the iPhone or anything like it."
I'm sorry if I offended anyone personally. Let me try not to do it again. But here's what I'm talking about:
I grew up in a rural area. A town of about 800 people. When cable was getting rolled out back in the 80's, we were at least 5-8 years longer getting it than towns closer to cities. But we didn't expect to get it any sooner. We knew we wouldn't because of where we lived. And we could have really cared less. Sure, it would have been nice to get it 5 years sooner, but that's the price we paid for where we lived. If we really wanted it that bad, we could have moved. Moving just so you can get technology? That wasn't for us.
That's what I'm talking about. Sure, rural dwellers may say, "Hey, I want that!", but are they going get up and move to get it? Probably not. So why care about it? If you really want it that bad, you might as well save yourself the frustration and move somewhere else. Anything that requires a complex network (ie. cell networks, cable, etc.) is going to take YEARS longer in rural areas and we all know that. Should we accept it? No. And that's why I agree with what this petition is trying to do. In the future I'll try to make myself clearer.
To swillman: Does that make more sense?
To jackcutts: So in the grand scheme of things, you think that most people in the rural areas of this country can't wait to get their hands on an iPhone? Like I said, I grew up in a rural area. I'm now I'm telling you MOST people from in rural areas don't care about stuff like that. The ones who did moved to a more populated area. Ignorance exists in many forms.
To Teetdogs: Look, I know that it's important. I'm not an idiot. I'm all for this petition actually doing some good. All I'm saying is that if communication is that important to you, you should have realized a long time ago that with where you live, some technology is going to come much slower to your area. It's totally unfair, but that's the way it is. In my experience, most people in rural areas know this and accept it. I'm not saying it's okay they just accept it and that's why I agree with what this petition is trying to do.
To Caleb: "...They cant get TV via cable even now..." Thank you for reiterating my point. 1988 anyone? The network isn't there and might not even be there in another 20 years. It's interesting that you say the town you "used" to live in. Did you move for technology?