Wow, John, you could've put my name to this email.  I"m basically of the same 
mind and situation.  I've looked at the Android models and after putting in my 
zip on a couple of providers sites I get back that this area isn't covered.
(At least, you're a lot closer to WDW then I am. Two day trip for me.)

> From: [email protected]
> To: [email protected]
> Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:37:50 -0400
> Subject: RE: National broadband
> 
> The Average Joe has no clue what BitTorrent is, though.
> 
> Streaming video is another story--YouTube and Hulu are more mainstream.
> 
> Here's the thing... I live in the middle of nowhere--a very small town in a 
> very rural area. The nearest shopping mall is an hour's drive away. Even 
> here, though, we have multiple broadband options. Granted, some more rural 
> areas of the county don't. But then, that's the price you pay when you choose 
> to live out in the woods.
> 
> If the FCC just has money burning a hole in its pocket, I'd rather see that 
> money go towards improving cellular networks. We don't have 3G here, and 
> signal coverage is spotty. Fixing that would do us a lot more good than 
> running cable or DSL out into the swamp.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> John
> 
> 
> 
>  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: James Kerr [mailto:[email protected]] 
> Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 2:35 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Re: National broadband
> 
> 
> 
> >What are people doing at home, for "personal" reasons, that would need 50 - 
> >100 Mbps down, and 50ish Mbps up?
> 
> Bit Torrent, HD Streaming.
> 
> 
> 
> 
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