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AT&T starts capping broadband

Started by Caliga, May 04, 2011, 09:24:59 AM

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Quote from: The Brain on May 04, 2011, 11:08:10 AM
To be fair to America the internet is still new and exciting over there. It is not yet a routine thing that people just expect to work.
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Oh, and I also have a second broadband in case the main one has a hiccup. :hmm:
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Quote from: Grey Fox on May 04, 2011, 11:01:41 AM
There isn't.

We're lagging behind because the Telcos spend money on mobile infrastructure instead of the Wired infrastructure.

In both areas (mobile coverage and internet infrastructure) Western Europe had one advantage vs. U.S.: short distances, high population density. It's probably more viable economically to bring mobile and high speed broadband to, say North Germany or the Vienna/Bratislava hub than to a similarly sized  area in the U.S. Midwest or Alaska.
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The Brain

I like how I'm not even in the top 10% in Sweden.
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Scandinavia though has pretty great internet speeds and it is quite equal to the US for population density.
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Quote from: Tyr on May 04, 2011, 10:53:01 AM
It is pretty much the norm to have caps here.
Capped interwebs? WTF is this the Stone Age? Oh, it's Europe.
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Population density (/km2):

United States  32
Sweden  21

It's Wiki though so probably just lies.
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Quote from: The Brain on May 04, 2011, 11:16:04 AM
Population density (/km2):

United States  32
Sweden  21

It's Wiki though so probably just lies.

The difference is Sweden has one urban area and a whole lot of nothing, while the US has many urban areas separated by whole lots of nothing.
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I'm not even sure why a focus is being put on Scandinavia when discussing Europe. When has it ever been relevant? :huh:
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Quote from: grumbler on May 04, 2011, 11:14:53 AM
Quote from: Tyr on May 04, 2011, 10:53:01 AM
It is pretty much the norm to have caps here.
Capped interwebs? WTF is this the Stone Age? Oh, it's Europe.

That's a little ironic given the OP.
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Quote from: Barrister on May 04, 2011, 11:23:52 AM
Quote from: grumbler on May 04, 2011, 11:14:53 AM
Quote from: Tyr on May 04, 2011, 10:53:01 AM
It is pretty much the norm to have caps here.
Capped interwebs? WTF is this the Stone Age? Oh, it's Europe.

That's a little ironic given the OP.

Not really given that grumbler was mocking the poster who made a similar statement.
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Quote from: HisMajestyBOB on May 04, 2011, 11:23:12 AM
Quote from: The Brain on May 04, 2011, 11:16:04 AM
Population density (/km2):

United States  32
Sweden  21

It's Wiki though so probably just lies.

The difference is Sweden has one urban area and a whole lot of nothing, while the US has many urban areas separated by whole lots of nothing.

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Quote from: Grey Fox on May 04, 2011, 09:59:38 AM
Stupid Regulators allowing this. The internet isn't like Electricity!

:huh:  Does this actually mean anything?  They are, in fact, trying to ration usage of a limited resource here by one of the most basic of methods--pricing.  How would "Stupid Regulators" not "allowing this" be better for anyone?
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My UMTS connection only gets 1 mbit downstream and 0.25 upstream. And it's capped at 10 GB when they cut your speed. But you don't get to 10 GB with just 1 mbit downstream anyway. But it's cheap and mobile.

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Quote from: Caliga on May 04, 2011, 10:03:25 AM
Quote from: Grey Fox on May 04, 2011, 09:59:38 AM
Stupid Regulators allowing this.
Dude, it's the government.  Of course they're stupid and easily fooled by lobbyists.

Or perhaps it could be a tool for the company to use in order to ensure quality of service.
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