yock
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Re: Who Cares?
said by jakroo99  :Why do I give a crap? I'll be rotting in the ground before the US actually sees even remotely close to 100Mbit Fiber speeds at a reasonable price. Ah, here come the detractors. Right on top of the game, I'm impressed!
You know, I'm curious. If you don't care, then why post? Are you also so naive as to not see the benefits of experimentation with new hardware/materials/methods? You'll never see these speeds, but the methods they use help develop new ways of transferring data over around the world. There's more to the internet than your last mile. Consider the benefit to you if your ISP can transfer more data for the same amount or less money.
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72276539
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| The research benefit of this stuff is amazing, new ways of looking and doing things will get down to the consumer eventually. Anyone saying who cares is shortsighted and should look more then 1 minute into the future.
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IhatemyISP
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said by yock :Consider the benefit to you if your ISP can transfer more data for the same amount or less money. More money in his ISP's pocket?
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yock
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| said by IhatemyISP :More money in his ISP's pocket? Not without industry collusion. These technologies benefit all providers, not just B2C ISPs. When B2B costs drop, that filters down to the consumer.
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oliphant
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said by 72276539 :The research benefit of this stuff is amazing, new ways of looking and doing things will get down to the consumer eventually. Anyone saying who cares is shortsighted and should look more then 1 minute into the future. More than 1 minute...try a zillion years. Saying this research will reach the consumer is like saying the Budweiser rocket car technology will reach the consumer...adding to that while all the roads are jammed and full of potholes. Sure...it's interesting...but otherwise completely worthless for the rest of the 'real world'.
So I join others...who cares?!? Anyone who thinks of this as anything more that a fleeting novelty is sorely misguided. The money wasted on this so-called research could have been better spent elsewhere. |
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