On NPR there was a story claiming the US was a winner initially in the
lineup of those nations affording access to broadband internet being amongst
the top 4 while now we are 15th behing Luxembourg ...I know this for sure
having recently visited Belgium where just about everyone has it (even cell
Not necessarily a bad idea but you are going to get slow
ping speeds to a geosynchronous satellite. It's that pesky
speed of light issue that we've discussed before.
Not for broadband, just for digital TV. My $20/mo Internet connection is
just fine for that, but I think it would be silly to use
Precisely. The Internet was created using public tax dollars and then
given away by corrupt politicians to greedy corporations. The public has
been on the short end of battle after battle. What you are seeing in the
US is the result of media consolidation and the giving away and selling
of our
I have not heard great things about DLP.
DLP has greatly reduced the cost of video projectors and I think that is
great. On the down side, lamp life is 6,000 hours and the replacement
cost is about half the cost of the unit. I know my CRT TVs have been
around longer than 6,000 hours. I have
I have a user think about adding a OS X machine to his computers.
Currently he uses WIndows XP on a desktop and is phasing out a Windows
laptop. He usage is mostly basic: web surfing and email. The one one item
which might be a yellow flag is his blackberry.
Apple features the sync utility
On Jun 29, 2008, at 10:51 AM, rlsimon wrote:
On NPR there was a story claiming the US was a winner initially in the
lineup of those nations affording access to broadband internet
being amongst
the top 4 while now we are 15th behing Luxembourg ...I know this
for sure
having recently visited
On NPR there was a story claiming the US was a winner initially in the
lineup of those nations affording access to broadband internet being
amongst the top 4 while now we are 15th behing Luxembourg ...I know
this for sure having recently visited Belgium where ...
While it is certainly true
There is another stark difference in that we are much farther apart
than any of those European countries.
Put in population density and see this difference.
Luxembourg 481/sq.mi.
Belgium 892/sq.mi.
USA 80/sq.mi.
Years ago the rural phone customers used to
Put another way, the US has to wire up 3,798 Luxembourgs. :)
This is such silly logic that it is hard to respond.
Compare the difficulty of burying fiber in an urban area to doing the
same in a rural area. In the city they are lucky to bury a couple hundred
feet in a day. In rural areas the
It may be true that most Americans are happy with what they
have, because they don't know of anything better (ignorance is bliss).
People were relatively happy with dial-up until they experienced
broadband. But most of us have limited options as far as broadband goes.
I have a
1.) If you are trying too bury it you are stupid. Of course you
cant bury it in urban areas that does not make sense. Pole to pole
is much faster and easier. (In some urban areas they set up
underground conduits where it is much easier and much better to do
underground.)
2.) Broadband
some dlp units require factory replacement of the bulb. others are a do it
your self. the do it yourself cost is around $1-200.
bulb life is frequently only 2-3000hrs. 1000 hrs is 6 weeks. you turn your tv
on first thing in the morning and turn it off when go to bed, the bulb lasts
less
If you get a clear signal from a roof top antenna it certainly is the
way to go. No compression artifacts from the cable and Satellite
providers trying to scrunch more signal into the limitations of their
bandwidth.
On Sat, Jun 28, 2008 at 10:12 PM, Tom Piwowar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
My clear
They used to have DLP in the gym I go to. About once every six months
they would all post a notification that it was time to change the
bulb. Since they all ran the same 24/7 all the messages would come up
around the same time. Now they have plasma panels.
On Sun, Jun 29, 2008 at 12:16 PM, Tom
I have FIOS at home and a shared T1 at work. Talk about a let down.
On Sun, Jun 29, 2008 at 3:02 PM, Stephen Brownfield
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It may be true that most Americans are happy with what they have,
because they don't know of anything better (ignorance is bliss). People
I have FIOS at home and a shared T1 at work. Talk about a let down.
Which one aren't you happy with?
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The DLP's we looked at, the lamps were a couple hundred.
Mike
On Sun, Jun 29, 2008 at 9:16 AM, Tom Piwowar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have not heard great things about DLP.
DLP has greatly reduced the cost of video projectors and I think that is
great. On the down side, lamp life is 6,000
My FIOS speed is around that of a T3 no problems there. The
office T! gets bogged down pretty easily being shared by around 20 people..
On Sun, Jun 29, 2008 at 3:37 PM, Eric S. Sande [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have FIOS at home and a shared T1 at work. Talk about a let down.
Which one aren't
On Jun 29, 2008, at 3:22 PM, John Duncan Yoyo wrote:
I have FIOS at home and a shared T1 at work. Talk about a let down.
which?
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1.) If you are trying too bury it you are stupid. Of course you
cant bury it in urban areas that does not make sense. Pole to pole
is much faster and easier. (In some urban areas they set up
underground conduits where it is much easier and much better to do
underground.)
We can do it
Europeans aren't dealing with the same scale issues I am.
You must not be using a Piwowar projection map. The US is about the size of
Rhode Island on a Mercator map and Luxemburg looks to be the size of China.
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OK ...here goes!!
I just got back from Belgium visiting the family for the first time since
2001.
Already in 2001 when we were going along the highway from Brussels to the
eastern city of Liege with the car radio turned off, the radio suddenly
turned itself on and gave us a traffic accident
Actually, you're thinking about the old analog days. Broadcast TV will
be compressing quite a bit in the digital era.
On Sun, Jun 29, 2008 at 3:13 PM, John Duncan Yoyo
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If you get a clear signal from a roof top antenna it certainly is the
way to go. No compression
Take a look at this!! Doel, Belgium.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/DoelMolen.jpg/451px
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Lest I remind you that most of these enterprises are government
controlled and government funded enterprises.
Yes there is a density of Antennas but that is the only way to get coverage.
Most places here do not have service because no one will allow them
to place an antenna for service.
Am I correct in assuming that many of these other countries have
some kind of government support in developing a broadband system?
Yeah, that's a point. I don't believe we ever got a dime out of
the government outside of the Federal Cost Recovery Surcharge,
which was actually pretty big money,
Not so straightforward, but doable. I just set up my daughter's 8120 on
her iBook this afternoon. RIM does provide Pocketmac for free. Very
nice. Sadly,it doesn't sync correctly without updating the
drivers.Update software on Pocketmac just dumps you to the mac page at
RIM. It should check and
I am loath to expect the optical solution will stand the traffic demands
over the short term. I can't understand why more has not gone into wireless
as a longer term solution with less disruptive infrastructure demands albeit
the view of a tower herethere which pales in comparison to the
I am loath to expect the optical solution will stand the traffic demands
over the short term. I can't understand why more has not gone into
wireless
as a longer term solution with less disruptive infrastructure demands
albeit
the view of a tower herethere which pales in comparison to the
Lest I remind you that most of these enterprises are government
controlled and government funded enterprises.
Do you refuse to drive on any roadway that was not privately built?
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Wireless is fine but so far it is a sub-optimal technology in terms
of speed and reliability.
Do you really want a system that drops out whenever it rains?
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I have FIOS at home and a shared T1 at work. Talk about a let down.
Why would anyone use T1 today? T1 is 1.5 Mbps. That was considered fast
10 years ago, but is crappy even by US standards.
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Been there done that not interested.
Stewart
At 07:40 PM 6/29/2008, you wrote:
Wireless is fine but so far it is a sub-optimal technology in terms
of speed and reliability.
Do you really want a system that drops out whenever it rains?
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You might be better off driving on private roads in some parts.
To get from Panama City, FL. north you have to take an old 4 lane
public access road that goes through every town with appropriately
slow speeds. There has been talk of a publicly constructed 4 lane or
more interstate
Do you really want a system that drops out whenever it rains?
I'm not sure I know what you mean by that. If you are
saying that a copper network is subject to weather I'll
agree. That's why we are replacing it. Its physics.
If you are talking about wireless, well your call will
eventually
I reverse commute. T1 is the best they can get out in the sticks
without paying through the nose. We get spoiled in the close in DC
suburbs.
On Sun, Jun 29, 2008 at 8:45 PM, Tom Piwowar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have FIOS at home and a shared T1 at work. Talk about a let down.
Why would
Yes Broadcast are compressing their digital signals but the
cable/satellite people are recompressing that compressed digital
signal a few times more to get the bandwidth down. Try comparing a
cable/satellite signal on a digital tv to the same station on an
outdoor antenna or simple rabbit ears.
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