9 Dec
2007
9 Dec
'07
10:29 p.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chuck Guzis" <cclist at sydex.com>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
<cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2007 10:13 PM
Subject: Re: Obscure PC operating systems and apps [was Re: got this
oldpeecee...]
According to a July report from the American Farm
Bureau Federation,
only about 24 percent of rural US households have any access to
broadband at all. Fewer than 10 percent actually subscribe. It's
kind of the rural electrification before REA.
Not everyone lives in a city. Heck, I'm only 2 miles outside of the
city and there's no WiFi or cable here--but because I was willing to
sell a parcel of land to the telco, I do have DSL.
Cheers,
Chuck
America used to be a nation of farmers who left the farms to find work in
the city. The way work in the city is going you might want to get that
parcel of land back from the telco. ;)
What speed data access do you get using cell phones these days? Just about
anywhere has cell phone access these days and I figure sooner or later the
data rate will be high enough you can just use the cell for DATA instead of
having to have a cable or DSL landline.