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Originally Posted by Eureka
Funny how some people think that because they have fast internet, that everyone has access to internet fast enough to watch television shows on their computers. For millions in the US, it just isn't reality, yet.
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Oh, how right you are, Eureka! I don't know what the broadband situation is outside of Eureka Springs -- I know it's available at Holiday Island, because we used to vacation there every year -- but I know it's pretty much nonexistent in many areas not far from you. My wife's aunt lives "out in the sticks" about 25 miles south of ES and considers herself blessed to get dial-up internet.
Even in Indiana, it's only been within the last 2 or 3 years that it's become available for less than a king's ransom in the small community where my parents live. In fact, it's only been within the last two months that Mom finally sprung for it, and that was only because I could prove that it was actually cheaper than her dial-up! (About $8/month cheaper.
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I think we're probably looking at another 10-20 years
before broadband that isn't ungodly expensive reaches everyone who wants it. And yes, I'd LOVE to be wrong about that.
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