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this does not look good
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I do think GB internet is a little over-kill to be honest. Something around LTE speeds in cable form so you always have a signal would be ideal...I don't really know what you'd need to stream that requires anything more than 20-30mb/s
the key is...first you have to provide ALL americans an acceptable high-speed internet offering. i consider 30Mbps fair, and 100Mbps ample. the problem is, the higher quality you stream, the more bandwidth it's going to take--and media only keeps improving.
i can barely get internet at home...
Well you must be glad you don't live in rural Saskatchewan - the fastest Internet we can get is 2Mbps. I usually use my phone and even that's rarely over 5Mbps.Quote:
Originally Posted by IPD
Gig speeds would be amazing
that's my point. first we talk about broader coverage--and ESPECIALLY eliminating monopolies--and then we'll talk about "how much is enough".Quote:
Originally Posted by 1990AWD
goddamn telecoms are fucking greedy as hell in the USA.
"CDs? I don't really see the point in needing more than a 3 1/2" floppy drive. I mean, who is going to need more than 1.44 megabytes of storage?" - You in 1988.Quote:
Originally Posted by Maximal
:p :)
let's not forget that time-warner is also a CONTENT OWNER. which means that pushing for throttled internet is a backhanded method of theirs serving twofold purpose:
1. it means they have to spend less infrastructure & can spend more on corporate bonuses, etc. legal monopolies give them relative immunity from price-fixing & shitty service.
2. throttled internet--at least in the minds of these numbnuts--means that people will have a more difficult time pirating, and/or will be caught easier.
nevermind the fact that to LEGALLY access their media--i have to use a VPN service, because of the vice they have netflix's balls in.
let's not forget that time-warner is also a CONTENT OWNER. which means that pushing for throttled internet is a backhanded method of theirs serving twofold purpose:
1. it means they have to spend less infrastructure & can spend more on corporate bonuses, etc. legal monopolies give them relative immunity from price-fixing & shitty service.
2. throttled internet--at least in the minds of these numbnuts--means that people will have a more difficult time pirating, and/or will be caught easier.
nevermind the fact that to LEGALLY access their media--i have to use a VPN service, because of the vice they have netflix's balls in.
What good is faster speeds when the bandwidth cap is still there?
I personally have no bandwidth cap. Cable or cell phone.
No bandwidth cap here either. Fuck you Time Warner. Fucking up youtube for years, and now trying to fuck up the rest of the internet? Fuck you.
I watch streaming live video from home that is 1080p+ in resolution (sometimes in 1440p, since that is my monitor res) and it makes you realize how much bandwidth you actually need to stream those resolutions live.