Dave schrieb: > The internet infrastructure in the US is a mess once you get off the > beaten path at all. > > The poor state of the infrastructure in the US is really going to bite > this country in the butt eventually. > > Dave > > ... and the electric power supply isn't much better, telling from what I read in the "Single phase lathe spindle motor" thread. America used to be my dream land a while ago, I considered emigrating from here.... How is this going to end?
Peter Blodow > On 3/12/2011 12:51 PM, Kirk Wallace wrote: > >> On Sat, 2011-03-12 at 09:34 +0000, Ian W. Wright wrote: >> >> >>> On 12/03/2011 08:17, Viesturs Lācis wrote: >>> >>> >>>> And what kind of internet connection is that - 20USD/1GB? Here, in >>>> Latvia I have mobile broadband connection ~14$ for 10GB traffic and >>>> ~40$ for unlimited traffic (they limit DL speed, once above 10 or 15 >>>> GB limit). >>>> >>>> >>> While here in the 'developed world' I get unlimited >>> downloads plus all my local and a lot of mational phone >>> calls for just over 20 UKP a month.....;-) >>> >>> Ian >>> _______________________ >>> Ian W. Wright >>> Sheffield UK >>> >>> >> Just in case anyone is interested, a copy of a reply to Dave. >> ... (^^ added later vv) >> I have a WiFi connection and I'm close to Yosemite Park. We have cable >> in the area and no DSL. ^^Cell data was very slow and very expensive so >> I haven't looked into it for a couple of years.vv Cable is very >> unreliable, ^^slow up load .vv Satellite has slow upload and latency ^^ >> limited "fair use" vv. I have (or had) a weather webcam that uses about >> 1GB upload, I use about 1GB normally myself, which uses up my 2GB limit >> at $50/month. I get charged $20/GB over that. I relay to a couple of >> neighbors and get charged for that too. Over Christmas the neighbors >> kids came up and used 8GB, so my bill was $250 for that month. Normally >> it is around $100. I tried providing a local WiFi service myself with a >> T1, it was $500/month and about as fast as a DSL line, but unlimited and >> fast both ways. I lost a lot of money on that one. Now, I just try to >> not use the Internet, no videos or large downloads, the webcam is down >> and may not get fixed. >> >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Colocation vs. Managed Hosting > A question and answer guide to determining the best fit > for your organization - today and in the future. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/internap-sfd2d > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Colocation vs. Managed Hosting A question and answer guide to determining the best fit for your organization - today and in the future. http://p.sf.net/sfu/internap-sfd2d _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
