OK so --- for the UK this is not really a factor then? I don't suppose you know anything about Ireland? We have some inactive people there too. Of course some people just aren't joiners or don't want to talk about private stuff in a format that is accessible to anyone.... we are just having a small discussion over here about service vs fragmentation. And it seems our active members are way more likely to live outside the US.
Thanks. Interested in any other comments as well. Dana Erika L Walker-Arnold writes: > Broadband and unlimited access is much the norm here in the UK from > Scotland to Ireland to the South shore as related to me by people I've > met since coming here, and by peeps I have met on a community forum I > belong to that has primarily UK members. In fact, the local cable > company, has recently offered a 2MB connection (which averages 4MB). The > costs are pretty fair. From �25-50 a month. > > I also know of several European peeps that also have BB or unlimited > acccess. > > Obvioulsy can't speak for the likes of Zimbabwe and Russia, etc. > > HTH. > > Cheers, > Erika > > > >>| -----Original Message----- > >>| From: Dana Tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>| Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2003 1:53 AM > >>| To: CF-Community > >>| Subject: internet outside the US > >>| > >>| We are having an internal debate about the usefulness of an > >>| email list. At least one user pays for her internet by the > >>| minute and thus would prefer to downlad email and read it > >>| offline. In the US of course most people have unlimited > >>| access. What I am wondering is, how common is this > >>| situation? I remember talking to people in England when I > >>| was gaming that told me they paid by the minute also, but > >>| that was some years ago, is that still the way of things > >>| there? What about places like Paraguay and Russia and > >>| Zimbabwe? We have inactive members in these places and I am > >>| wondering if cost is a factor. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. http://www.cfhosting.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
