Of course a major high-tech university town is not going to use an antiquated
technology like DSL.
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> On 13 Feb 2020, at 19:44, Chris Trask <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Fortunately, I never stated nor suggested that ASU provided internet in
> any form to residential areas. What I did demonstrate was the irony of being
> next to a major high-tech university and not having DSL available.
>
> I'm enjoying this connectivity by way of my cell phone, but I need to
> manage it carefully. It costs $0.01/meg of data, and if I'm not careful I
> could deplete my prepaid data very quickly. So, I'm only downloading an
> initial connection to my Facebook page in the morning and then using the
> dialup for the rest of the day.
>
> The fellow who owns that coffee shop is a sad example of how the US
> public views high tech toys. His eyes glaze over whenever someone like 19CL
> shove something new in front of him, then jumps in with both feet and blames
> the users for the subsequent incompatibility. I could get a 5G wifi dongle
> for my laptops, but I'm just not going to patronize the high-tech shell game.
> I was involved in high tech for too long to see it for anything other than
> what it really is, being a waste of time and money.
>
>>
>>> You've mentioned being close to the University but not able to get DSL
>>> a couple of times recently. But what makes you think the university
>>> bothers with DSL? They might have OC3 or an even bigger connection.
>>
>> Multiple 10Gbps and 100Gbps connections.
>>
>> Every school district in the country is supposed to have 10Gbps connections.
>>
>
> Chris
>
> When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro
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