[BC] telecom and radio

[Larry Lamoray]

John Stossel recently did a piece on this on 20/20, debunking the advertised 
speeds in many other nations versus actual performance.

The US showed well in his report.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Meuser" <robertm at nyc.rr.com>


> It may look that way if you just Google things. How much do you really
> travel? Things are not just as you state. Most countries have service
> inferior to ours. Many filter services so VOIP, VPN or other services may
> not work. Internet service which is much slower than we expect can cost 
> $20
> per DAY.
>
> Jump on a plane and see the world. Please take your laptop and report back
> after a month or so.
>
>
> On 5/13/08 10:18 PM, "Dana  Puopolo" <dpuopolo at usa.net> wrote:
>
>> The telecom industry is NOT fine! Other countries have MUCH faster 
>> broadband
>> at MUCH cheaper prices! The United States is 17th in broadband 
>> deployment.
>>
>> AT&T and Verizon have been trying to sue Vonage out of business for 
>> years.
>> Europe has had better cellphone service and much better phones for years.
>> Long distance is so cheap in Europe that they GIVE it away! (see
>> www.voipcheap.com or Google" "Betamax Companies").
>>
>> And here in the USA I pay 50 bucks a month for 10:1 assymetrical Internet
>> service that's throttled half the time (you DID Google Sandvine, didn't
>> you?).
>>
>> In the UK you can get 25 meg SYMMETRICAL service for the equalivent of 30
>> dollars a month. In Japan and Korea 100 meg SYMMETRICAL service costs 40
>> dollars a month.
>>
>> But here I pay $50 for 10/1 meg assymetrical service.
>>
>> -D