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Apr 09

Broadband Speeds

Saul Hansell at the NYTimes.com Bits Blog: The Broadband Gap: Why is Theirs Faster?

I don’t know about manners, but it’s easy to find examples that American’s broadband is second-rate:

In Japan, broadband service running at 150 megabits per second (Mbps) costs $60 a month. The fastest service available now in the United States is 50 Mbps at a price of $90 to $150 a month.

In London, $9 a month buys 8 Mbps service.

At London’s rate, I should be paying less that $2/month for my pawltry 1.5 Mbps.  If only. I pay a full $37 each and every month.