At 11:11 AM -0500 03/18/2003, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >At 09:50 AM -0500 03/17/2003, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >>I know one day DSL will be as affordable and widely used as cellular > >hum. I doubt it. Unless the Bells wake up suddenly, IMO, DSL is in >trouble. Cable companies are starting to field DOCSIS 2 and >fiber-to-the-home. Then there's the long-reach 802.11a and .11g >networks that many small ISPs are building... The Bells have screwed >us out of enough money. Their time has passed. We're moving on up.
Case in point, at http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/68/29779.html <<<< US consumers to 'dump fixed-lines' By electricnews.net Posted: 17/03/2003 at 10:13 GMT Fixed-line telecom companies are facing a "potentially staggering" threat to their consumer business from wireless operators. New research from telecoms solutions provider CIT-PriMetrica suggests that nearly 50 per cent of US households would be prepared to switch from a wireline service to a family share wireless option with 600 shared base minutes offered at $50 per month. >>>> Still a ways to go wrt pricing, but that's a volume / competition issue. FWIW, - Dan. -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
