Comments on: Broadband In Rural America http://newscoma.com/2008/09/19/broadband-in-rural-america/ Got A Two-Pack Habit And A Motel Tan Mon, 22 Mar 2010 03:15:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: deb http://newscoma.com/2008/09/19/broadband-in-rural-america/comment-page-1/#comment-21107 deb Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:58:00 +0000 http://newscoma.com/?p=6976#comment-21107 I am desperate for an answer to my 19.2 dialup. I am on MSN and my phone company is Birch Telecom. It's so bad that I can no longer pay my bills online like I used to do. I was getting 28.8 on Bell South, but they were eaten up by AT&T recently and jumped my phone bill up 20.00 a month which I could not afford on my little retirement. Living rurally is great but not in this area. I'm sinking. I am desperate for an answer to my 19.2 dialup. I am on MSN and my phone company is Birch Telecom. It’s so bad that I can no longer pay my bills online like I used to do. I was getting 28.8 on Bell South, but they were eaten up by AT&T recently and jumped my phone bill up 20.00 a month which I could not afford on my little retirement. Living rurally is great but not in this area. I’m sinking.

]]> By: Ron http://newscoma.com/2008/09/19/broadband-in-rural-america/comment-page-1/#comment-20747 Ron Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:58:18 +0000 http://newscoma.com/?p=6976#comment-20747 Kate, it's pretty good. That's a very good download speed (that's the speed at which you'll get websites and legal *ahem* MP3s and movies). The upload speed is a little slow, but that could vary on a lot of things. My speed on Cable internet is roughly (as of right now) 500 kb/second. I assume it's just download speed. Most places cap your UL speed to discourage file sharing. Kate, it’s pretty good. That’s a very good download speed (that’s the speed at which you’ll get websites and legal *ahem* MP3s and movies). The upload speed is a little slow, but that could vary on a lot of things. My speed on Cable internet is roughly (as of right now) 500 kb/second. I assume it’s just download speed.

Most places cap your UL speed to discourage file sharing.

]]> By: lovable liberal http://newscoma.com/2008/09/19/broadband-in-rural-america/comment-page-1/#comment-20332 lovable liberal Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:06:14 +0000 http://newscoma.com/?p=6976#comment-20332 High bandwidth connections make distance work possible. If India and China can compete this way, why not Martin? High bandwidth connections make distance work possible. If India and China can compete this way, why not Martin?

]]> By: Kate http://newscoma.com/2008/09/19/broadband-in-rural-america/comment-page-1/#comment-20329 Kate Sat, 20 Sep 2008 23:19:42 +0000 http://newscoma.com/?p=6976#comment-20329 Is this... Download Speed: 1395 kbps (174.4 KB/sec transfer rate) Upload Speed: 253 kbps (31.6 KB/sec transfer rate) ....or bad? :? Is this…

Download Speed: 1395 kbps (174.4 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 253 kbps (31.6 KB/sec transfer rate)

….or bad? :?

]]> By: Ron http://newscoma.com/2008/09/19/broadband-in-rural-america/comment-page-1/#comment-20263 Ron Fri, 19 Sep 2008 21:18:12 +0000 http://newscoma.com/?p=6976#comment-20263 When I went to college in West Bumble (seriously, it makes Hoots look like New York City), the entire county had broadband internet access. Meanwhile, I live in the largest city in the state of Kentucky and we didn't get broadband internet until 2004. Riddle me that. When I went to college in West Bumble (seriously, it makes Hoots look like New York City), the entire county had broadband internet access. Meanwhile, I live in the largest city in the state of Kentucky and we didn’t get broadband internet until 2004.

Riddle me that.

]]> By: Cathy http://newscoma.com/2008/09/19/broadband-in-rural-america/comment-page-1/#comment-20255 Cathy Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:13:25 +0000 http://newscoma.com/?p=6976#comment-20255 http://www.barcampnashville.com/session/digital-enablement-rural-tennessee http://www.barcampnashville.com/session/digital-enablement-rural-tennessee

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]]> By: newscoma http://newscoma.com/2008/09/19/broadband-in-rural-america/comment-page-1/#comment-20247 newscoma Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:15:13 +0000 http://newscoma.com/?p=6976#comment-20247 As I have a tech savvy bro-in-law, we do ok but it could be so much better. There are areas like you are talking about that have nothing. It's a problem, you are so right! As I have a tech savvy bro-in-law, we do ok but it could be so much better. There are areas like you are talking about that have nothing.

It’s a problem, you are so right!

]]> By: saraclark http://newscoma.com/2008/09/19/broadband-in-rural-america/comment-page-1/#comment-20246 saraclark Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:13:20 +0000 http://newscoma.com/?p=6976#comment-20246 Amen, my slowest iphone AT&T connection is light speed compared to my Mom's dial up internet access at home. That's the only option she has, but the condition of the older, non fiber-optic phone lines also complicate even her dial up connection. Now she just wants to surf wirelessly on my phone when I'm home. The state of internet access is also a major barrier to moving back there and being able to work from home in a rural area. Amen, my slowest iphone AT&T connection is light speed compared to my Mom’s dial up internet access at home. That’s the only option she has, but the condition of the older, non fiber-optic phone lines also complicate even her dial up connection.

Now she just wants to surf wirelessly on my phone when I’m home.

The state of internet access is also a major barrier to moving back there and being able to work from home in a rural area.

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