Living La Vida Broadband
from the changes-so-many-things dept
Admittedly, it's an article with just a few anecdotal stories, but the NY Times is trying to get a feel for how broadband changes many people's lives. Basically, the story suggests that broadband becomes like a utility that people who have it come to rely on completely. There's one story of a family who found the perfect home they wanted to buy, but when they found out there was no broadband service in the area yet, it became a deal breaker. Of course, if the Times really wanted to see what happens when broadband becomes a utility, they should be looking at South Korea and Japan. Even if they only looked in the most heavily broadband saturated American cities, we're still way behind a few other countries that have made a much bigger effort to push broadband adoption.
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Adoption vs. Usage
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Being wired in Japan is expensive
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No broadband - no purchase
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However, the broadband craze in Korea is real. The speeds they are getting are ridiculous not to mention the price.
America is catching up though, it's slow, but then again, everything is more spread out here in the States than in Japan or Korea.
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