Two-thirds of Americans surf the Web at less than 10Mbps

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    whs said:
    The problem in the US is that decent high speed service is very expensive. In Germany where I live half of the year I pay appr. $20 for DSL 6000. In the US I pay $37 for DSL3000. That is about twice as much for half of the speed. No wonder people stay on the low cost sevices.
    I heard that,
    To tell the truth I can not tell the difference between the high priced plans and the lowest plan available for the u-verse service,
    It's all dollars to the isp and of course they push the higher plans on the illusion of them delivering such a service and when a user doesn't receive it they "isp" say it's peak hours.... seems every time of the day is peak traffic hours
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       #21

    Agreed


    King Arthur said:
    Incidentally, the "4K" moniker is stupid. It artificially inflates the "resolution" of the video by switching from measuring vertical height as was the case with 720p/1080p to measuring horizontal width. Going by prior standards, 4K content is actually 2160p.
    Agreed 100%.

    Marketing.
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       #22

    I ll wait until there is a bypass for that for getting a 4k display.
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  4. whs
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       #23

    ThrashZone said:
    whs said:
    The problem in the US is that decent high speed service is very expensive. In Germany where I live half of the year I pay appr. $20 for DSL 6000. In the US I pay $37 for DSL3000. That is about twice as much for half of the speed. No wonder people stay on the low cost sevices.
    I heard that,
    To tell the truth I can not tell the difference between the high priced plans and the lowest plan available for the u-verse service,
    It's all dollars to the isp and of course they push the higher plans on the illusion of them delivering such a service and when a user doesn't receive it they "isp" say it's peak hours.... seems every time of the day is peak traffic hours
    There we have an advantage in the EU. Customer protection is very high on the EU agenda. They have a big agency where you can go and complain and they will do something about that. They issue stiff fines - like MS once had to pay nearly a Billion Dollar for not adhering to an agreement.
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       #24

    I envy all those who have internet speeds 10mbs & faster. Like many here, I live in the country where providers will not invest $$$ where so few live. Can't blame them.

    Our DSL is between 5-6mbs tops. Plenty fast enough web browsing but not nearly fast enough for streaming Netflix HD. There is a company that offers wireless 4G-like service but I'm not so sure we are within range to receive it. They guarantee 10mbs & offer no data limit packages.
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  6. whs
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       #25

    4G is often only in the metropolitan areas. They need cell towers that are close to you. 4G is fast but as far as I have seen also expensive. Verizon seems to have the best coverage.

    Comparing 4G coverage | Dialed In - CNET Blogs
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       #26

    whs said:
    4G is often only in the metropolitan areas. They need cell towers that are close to you. 4G is fast but as far as I have seen also expensive. Verizon seems to have the best coverage.

    Comparing 4G coverage | Dialed In - CNET Blogs
    I'm just quoting their rep from a phone conversation. Perhaps he said "4G-like" (???).

    Their tower is some 7 miles away. The rep said they transmitted tower to tower for now & they are planning on offering 30mbs service once direct cables are routed to this tower later this year.

    My iPad is Verizon 4G compatible & we cannot receive 4G at our home. I don't know if Verizon uses the same tower as this internet company. I do know our iPad will receive 3G at our home but it's a weak signal. This company offers several plans. The least expensive service has a data limit but premium service does not.
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       #27

    whs said:
    4G is often only in the metropolitan areas. They need cell towers that are close to you. 4G is fast but as far as I have seen also expensive. Verizon seems to have the best coverage.

    Comparing 4G coverage | Dialed In - CNET Blogs
    LOL... That list looks like it was compiled from a Verizon list and the others were just filled in. :)
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       #28

    whs said:
    4G is often only in the metropolitan areas. They need cell towers that are close to you. 4G is fast but as far as I have seen also expensive. Verizon seems to have the best coverage.

    Comparing 4G coverage | Dialed In - CNET Blogs
    Not here in los angeles though...
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  10. whs
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       #29

    Computer0304 said:
    whs said:
    4G is often only in the metropolitan areas. They need cell towers that are close to you. 4G is fast but as far as I have seen also expensive. Verizon seems to have the best coverage.

    Comparing 4G coverage | Dialed In - CNET Blogs
    Not here in los angeles though...
    That is amazing. Are you sure. You would think that the LA area would be a prime target. Maybe some ecologists did not want the towers, LOL.
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