It's a four-hour drive for me. Less if traffic and weather are cooperative.
:-) From: paul d [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2010 9:43 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: National broadband 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. > > > > > > NOTICE: Florida has a broad public records law. Most written communications > to or from this entity are public records that will be disclosed to the > public and the media upon request. E-mail communications may be subject to > public disclosure. > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > ________________________________ Hotmail is redefining busy with tools for the New Busy. Get more from your inbox. Sign up now.<http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID27925::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:032010_2> NOTICE: Florida has a broad public records law. Most written communications to or from this entity are public records that will be disclosed to the public and the media upon request. E-mail communications may be subject to public disclosure. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
