Re: [FRIAM] Ting Internet | Crazy fast fiber Internet for US cities

It turns all activities into a 1 Gbit/sec bandwidth. That’s the speed that is needed to stream high resolution (e.g. 1080p) displays and make them feel like they are really local. So, instead of some impoverished stripped-down JavaScript application designed for the web, one can run a real

Re: [FRIAM] Ting Internet | Crazy fast fiber Internet for US cities

Other sides worth considering are -Time: No one sane or sober should put up with the amount of time it takes DSL to do anything online. At present when I when I want to wach videos on a MOOC that range from as small as 4 minuts to as long as 20 it's AT LEAST 20 minutes to wait for the damn things

Re: [FRIAM] Ting Internet | Crazy fast fiber Internet for US cities

Marcus, Is the zero-client setup one that would turn wordprocessing into a one-gig sort of an activity? N Nicholas S. Thompson Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Biology Clark University

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Ed, Continuing in my Luddite mode: What on earth does one need broad band for to do word processing? (See below). You do point to one use that even Luddites might make use of … backup. Having cloud backup was all very well until I realized that recovery from a crash would

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I agree with Marcus’ comments. In addition, lack of a competitive broadband infrastructure contributes to the reasons it is so difficult to get companies to come to NM although the terrible schools probably override all the other reasons. Of course better broadband could only help with the

Re: [FRIAM] Ting Internet | Crazy fast fiber Internet for US cities

“My Inner Luddite assumes that the chief drivers of broadband-envy are gaming and movie downloads. He finds neither of these activities morally urgent.” Most companies make some effort to protect their information resources. One way they do this is with virtual private networks (VPNs).

Re: [FRIAM] Ting Internet | Crazy fast fiber Internet for US cities

Hi, Ed, Very interesting! I keep mulling this idea that

Re: [FRIAM] Ting Internet | Crazy fast fiber Internet for US cities

Hit the nail on the head there Ed! I think some good can come out of this conversation. Mostly saying. Oh Santa Fe has made a bunch of really crappy choices related to having fun, cool and CHEAP internet. I suspect ultimatly the fix will come from a combination of things. First mile seems to

Re: [FRIAM] Ting Internet | Crazy fast fiber Internet for US cities

I have a difficult time believing that Ting will decide to come here. Some of the reasons: The pricing is very interesting. Right now I pay about $60/month for 80 mbps downloads and 5-6 mbps uploads. The service has been very reliable. So it sounds good to have the possibility of getting