Why You Shouldn't Write Off DSL Internet Just Yet
You gotta question people with dsl or dial up still. I have whatever is current now, fiber.
Still waiting on Telekom, they said it should be ready early this year...
I wasn't alive when he ruled over the country but from all the interviews of him, from his decisions he made and from shit he wrote, it's not hard to deduce that he wasn't a bright lad. But he was very good at social engineering, which is how he held onto power for so long. He got everyone who could've been a threat to him by the balls.
I remember getting 1.5 mbps DSL in 2002. After years of dialup hell, it was a glorious technological advancement. I distinctly remember downloading HD versions of the LOTR: The Two Towers and Matrix Revolutions trailers shortly after we got it hooked up. And also being amazed that I could download things that were a full GB in size (even though that still took forever, at least it was feasible compared to dialup).
"Can you hang up, mom? I want to use the internet!"
Some numpties decided that for south africa our standard would be ADSL and that fucked us over for decades.
I'm going to put this out there I had DSL as far back but not that long ago in 2006, GAF you're a forum I idolize what did you think of internet back than? I looked forward to playing COD3, 4 even during those historic areas, how was your dial up?
There are still rural areas which are waiting on fiber, and the copper price has been higher than entry level fiber pkgs for ages now. And I don't think the telcos cared much about maintaining copper lines, even when fiber was in it's infancy.
Or the opposite: "Can you get off the computer? I'm waiting for a call!"
"MOM! Are you done with your phone calls, I want to go online and download an mp3! Also, I might browse some forums, and hope they don't have any .GIFs in there. I also need to check my email and chat with my friends on mIRC."
America is a giant country made up of 50 states with their own rules and regulations and there are tons of people that live in rural areas where that kind of investment is hard to justify.
Should've made clearer that my comment was about Germany. I get the US' predicament, same as taking Europe as a whole - e.g. Netherlands is super modern, yet one country to the east (Germany) is some kind of internet 'void'.
Well, I still kinda feel like if it works, it works. I feel like the 80mbps I was getting on DSL was totally adequate…I only upgraded because I can afford it, but I didn't need to. I don't think the average person, or even me who downloads huge vidya games on a regular basis, needs more than what DSL can offer.
It may not seem like it but the Labour cost and technical tools and knowledge to maintain copper is far higher than fibre. I used to do it for a living. It brings me no joy to say it but those skills and technologies are definitely on the way out.
I remember downloading CS back when I had hair and knees that worked. I had to run an extension reel downstairs and download it over night as I couldn't hog the phone line for more than 30 mins during the day. The download was about 90MB iirc.
Only when run to the final pole / distribution point. Savings vs fibre are by utilising the final drop of copper so no expensive digs (if existing duct / poles can't be used)... but there are other costs introduced.
