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post #16 of 22
11/18/09 at 6:02am
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Originally Posted by Hombre Secreto View Post
OMG!! The internet hasn't reached Uganda yet!

And?
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post #17 of 22
11/18/09 at 9:39am
HK.

I currently have a spotty 30 mbps connection. Paying 10-15 usd per month, no caps.

If I should sign for 24 months, I can get 100mbps for 10-15 usd. No caps.
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post #18 of 22
11/18/09 at 2:44pm
How come US blows at internet speeds? I remember when visiting US 2003 my relatives had like 0,5 mbps when I had 8 mbps...
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post #19 of 22
11/18/09 at 4:05pm
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Originally Posted by GQgeek View Post
They didn't have the caps with cable/DSL first came out. They're being implemented now in an attempt to keep a lid on rampant file-sharing, which has costs for the ISPs. The throttling is also newish.

Right. Perhaps people shouldn't be breaking the law by downloading movies and music...
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post #20 of 22
11/18/09 at 4:15pm
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Originally Posted by Patrician View Post
How come US blows at internet speeds? I remember when visiting US 2003 my relatives had like 0,5 mbps when I had 8 mbps...

Part of the problem is infrastructure: the US is a very large country with it's populations well spread out from coast to coast, thus it's expensive and takes a lot of time to fully upgrade the entire system.
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post #21 of 22
11/18/09 at 8:14pm
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Originally Posted by cminor View Post
regulation. the whole telecom industry is strangled by red tapes at federal, state, county and city levels, blocking new entrants and old constituents from upgrading.

That too... although, to be fair, the regulation giving what are essential 'sector monopolies' was set forth by companies who wanted to be competition free in certain areas, and they achieved their goals via PAC money and other such political kickbacks.
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post #22 of 22
11/18/09 at 8:20pm
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Originally Posted by EL72 View Post
Right. Perhaps people shouldn't be breaking the law by downloading movies and music...

I don't pay for all my content, but I pay for a big chunk of it. Regardless, if you pay for a certain amount of bandwidth and monthly transfer, the ISP has no business throttling you imo.
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