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In 5-10 years maybe. Now virtually all sites are slower than a ~ 10-50 mbs connection so having all that extra bandwidth doesn't help you at all. That's the rea
by Alaskan005 14y ago
In 5-10 years maybe. Now virtually all sites are slower than a ~ 10-50 mbs connection so having all that extra bandwidth doesn't help you at all. That's the reality.
- bcbrown 14y agoThe Internet is more than the World Wide Web.
- Alaskan005 14y agoFor what % of people? We should assume that bigger pipes cost more money, at least they do now, so why should Jack and Jill pay for 1Gig/s when a 5-10-20 mbps is more they need? Cable seems to have no problem bringing movies through the old copper wires.
- illuminate 14y ago"We should assume that bigger pipes cost more money" Why? The cost for running the fiber has already been paid. "Cable seems to have no problem bringing movies through the old copper wires." What companies choose to charge for old copper is irrelevant to how much of a profit one can make off of newer cable drops.
- Alaskan005 14y ago"Why? The cost for running the fiber has already been paid." Not every mile is owned by one company, the internet is a series of tubes
- illuminate 14y agoThis is true! However costs over the years have plummeted for those uplinks and the reduction in costs have not been passed on to the consumer through much lower priced service.