said by Nightfall :

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Broadband technology is in its infancy in the scheme of things. It has been around for a little over 7 years. It was only in major cities then it took another year just to get it a little more spread out. Today, there are people who still can't get it.

When news like this comes out, I don't believe it is going to be out tomorrow. However, I do believe they are making progress towards making the internet better. People have got to understand that the entire structure of the internet needs to be upgraded before 8.6 meg of bandwidth is even going to be possible. There are steps that need to be followed, money to be spent, time spent testing and implementing, and so on. It is going to take years for a new technology to be implemented through the entire internet that will allow that kind of bandwidth.

Instead of crapping, being optomistic that changes are coming is the best way to handle news like this. No one is saying you have to believe these changes are going to come overnight. However, a understanding that people are working hard to make a difference and change the way the internet works is very important.

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Because large ISP's give the screw job to consumers to make 5 extra dollars. They have no soul.

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said by bmn :

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From what I can tell, you use Comcast and you don't think that's the case ?! Come use Cox and you'll see.

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said by bmn :

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You do have a point that it doesn't seem to fit with this discussion even though its widely true.

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