I had assumed it's intended for business customers. A 10Gbps gateway & a 10Gbps switch certainly wouldn't be a major investment if you're wiring an office that needs that sort of bandwidth. The rest of the switches could still be 1Gbps.
Yeah, I already understand that problem, but it's not really the issue here. As the article implied (and a linked article stated directly) Google specifically blamed the flaw in Oregon's new law for their decision not to bring service to Portland. This was long before they dropped new Google Fiber rollouts altogether.
What I don't understand is why they couldn't offer a qualifying service, since that should be easy enough to implement alongside their other (relatively slow) offerings.
Side note: Referring to a 1gbps internet connection as "relatively slow" did made my brain scream.
Here I was expecting the article to have some actual actual information about said "fake net neutrality law". Silly me, I keep forgetting that it's all about emotion.
Nah, I was just pointing out the worst-case scenario. The adhesive strips came off without any heating. Though I think on some devices (like the MacBook) it's required.
Is that what "right to repair" means? That it should be repairable by any joe schmo regardless of their expertise with disassembling electronics? Because that's ludicrous and effectively impossible.
The first-generation iMac G5 was 100% user-serviceable. It was quite impressive. But over time they got harder and harder to service, where now the only part users can service themselves is RAM.
Though some good news, they're planning on releasing a new modular Mac Pro later this year.
I can see how things like glued-down batteries would be problematic for recycling, but it honestly isn't for repairs. You just need to warm it up a bit and the glue becomes tacky–it's designed that way.
And by some fun coincidence, I just replaced the battery in my iPhone 5S a few hours ago. Other than needing a non-standing pentalobe screwdriver (something that's reasonable for repair shops to have) it was rather easy.
You might recall that Netflix was singing a very different tune a few years ago, when reports began to emerge that giant ISPs like Verizon, AT&T, Comcast and Charter were intentionally letting their interconnection points congest in order to kill settlement-free peering and extract additional, duplicative tolls from content and transit companies.
Even after all this you still haven't thought to take another look at what happened? Not wondering why Netflix was sending its data through transit networks was bad enough. Failing to investigate why one service got slow on a bunch of ISPs (and not just those you listed) at the same time is even worse. But at this point the only explanation for sticking to that explination is willful ignorance.
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Yeah, I already understand that problem, but it's not really the issue here. As the article implied (and a linked article stated directly) Google specifically blamed the flaw in Oregon's new law for their decision not to bring service to Portland. This was long before they dropped new Google Fiber rollouts altogether.
What I don't understand is why they couldn't offer a qualifying service, since that should be easy enough to implement alongside their other (relatively slow) offerings.
Side note: Referring to a 1gbps internet connection as "relatively slow" did made my brain scream.
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That shouldn't make a difference here. Google has control over the equipment at both ends of the fiber, and the fiber itself would be the same.
Re: hillary is a witch, trump is a triple idiot headed idiot
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So why couldn’t Google offer something similar? A fiber-optic line has a hell of a lot more potential than coax.
This article doesn’t make any sense
The given explanation of why Google Fiber wouldn’t qualify would be equally true of any gigabit service.
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Here I was expecting the article to have some actual actual information about said "fake net neutrality law". Silly me, I keep forgetting that it's all about emotion.
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That seems completely contradictory to your last comment. You do think that replacing the battery is something any joe schmo should be able to do.
And that's ridiculous. It completely ignores the design constraints of modern devices.
Re: Re: I didn't even need to heat it.
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What did you mean by "the average iPhone buyer"? I wouldn't expect them to repair their phones.
For those (like me) who are comfortable taking apart devices, the adhesive strips aren't a problem.
Re: Re: That it should be repairable by any joe schmo regardless of their expertise with disassembling electronics?
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Re: Re: You just need to warm it up a bit and the glue becomes tacky–it's designed that way.
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Though some good news, they're planning on releasing a new modular Mac Pro later this year.
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Apple has a recycling program. They accept drop-offs at their stores, but will also send you a shipping label to send it to them.
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And by some fun coincidence, I just replaced the battery in my iPhone 5S a few hours ago. Other than needing a non-standing pentalobe screwdriver (something that's reasonable for repair shops to have) it was rather easy.
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Even after all this you still haven't thought to take another look at what happened? Not wondering why Netflix was sending its data through transit networks was bad enough. Failing to investigate why one service got slow on a bunch of ISPs (and not just those you listed) at the same time is even worse. But at this point the only explanation for sticking to that explination is willful ignorance.
A pretty basic fact slipped past you.
That would be true if Comcast had been indicated as the source of the comments. So they aren't actually protesting Comcast with that site.
And honestly, it doesn't make any sense to implement an astroturfing campaign in such an absurdly obvious way unless it's a false flag.
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