http://www.switched.com/2009/10/19/many-americans-refusing-high-speed-internet-study-shows/ Switched Comments for Many Americans Refusing High-Speed Internet, Study Shows http://www.switched.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.switched.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.switched.com/2009/10/19/many-americans-refusing-high-speed-internet-study-shows/http://www.switched.com/2009/10/19/many-americans-refusing-high-speed-internet-study-shows/
Why? It's one thing if people can't afford it or it isn't available, but if people just plain don't want it, then why the re-education program? It would be like Congress having a special program to make sure that everyone gets cable TV or watches the NFL.

You're falling victim to the temptation of assuming that everyone else is or should be just like you, and is *wrong* if they want to be different.]]>Oct 19th 2009 5:13PMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/10/19/many-americans-refusing-high-speed-internet-study-shows/http://www.switched.com/2009/10/19/many-americans-refusing-high-speed-internet-study-shows/Oct 20th 2009 1:25AMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/10/19/many-americans-refusing-high-speed-internet-study-shows/http://www.switched.com/2009/10/19/many-americans-refusing-high-speed-internet-study-shows/Oct 19th 2009 6:56PMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/10/19/many-americans-refusing-high-speed-internet-study-shows/http://www.switched.com/2009/10/19/many-americans-refusing-high-speed-internet-study-shows/Oct 19th 2009 7:40PMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/10/19/many-americans-refusing-high-speed-internet-study-shows/http://www.switched.com/2009/10/19/many-americans-refusing-high-speed-internet-study-shows/Here, let me save us a hundred million dollars:
Most people do not have high speed connection because the price is ridiculously high. Hey, why not do the same study on digital cable, HD/Plasma/LCD televisions, satellite television, blu-ray players/recorders, massive cellphone plans, i-phones, kindles, high-end gaming laptops, and tons of other luxuries (Yes, LUXURIES) that most people would rather do without or use perfectly satisfactory, cheaper or low-tech alternatives than frivilously waste the money? That way you can waste the money that the rest of us "coupon users", low gas consumers, at-home meal cookers and recyclers try saving every day.]]>Oct 19th 2009 7:53PMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/10/19/many-americans-refusing-high-speed-internet-study-shows/http://www.switched.com/2009/10/19/many-americans-refusing-high-speed-internet-study-shows/Oct 19th 2009 7:55PMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/10/19/many-americans-refusing-high-speed-internet-study-shows/http://www.switched.com/2009/10/19/many-americans-refusing-high-speed-internet-study-shows/
And, to the author, this sentence is unbelievable: "For now, at least, we're just glad to see that the Government is doing something concrete, and, hopefully, beneficial." It's a study. It's not binding on anything. This is the mushiest of all government action and can, in no way, be considered "concrete." And, it's difficult to see how this study could be "beneficial" since it is bound to be an utter waste of taxpayer dollars. ]]>Oct 19th 2009 7:59PMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/10/19/many-americans-refusing-high-speed-internet-study-shows/http://www.switched.com/2009/10/19/many-americans-refusing-high-speed-internet-study-shows/
Der der der....

]]>Oct 19th 2009 10:44PMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/10/19/many-americans-refusing-high-speed-internet-study-shows/http://www.switched.com/2009/10/19/many-americans-refusing-high-speed-internet-study-shows/Oct 19th 2009 11:30PMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/10/19/many-americans-refusing-high-speed-internet-study-shows/http://www.switched.com/2009/10/19/many-americans-refusing-high-speed-internet-study-shows/Oct 19th 2009 11:48PMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/10/19/many-americans-refusing-high-speed-internet-study-shows/http://www.switched.com/2009/10/19/many-americans-refusing-high-speed-internet-study-shows/Funny enough, Finland also has the best education system in the world while the good old USA is, I believe, ranked number18 and slowly decreasing.

It would be nice if ISPs and telecom companies in general weren't such greedy bastards, and actually used their government subsidies to upgrade their out of date, poorly maintained infrastructures.
I wish Verizon FiOS was available in Oregon.]]>Oct 20th 2009 2:47AMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/10/19/many-americans-refusing-high-speed-internet-study-shows/http://www.switched.com/2009/10/19/many-americans-refusing-high-speed-internet-study-shows/Oct 20th 2009 3:15AMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/10/19/many-americans-refusing-high-speed-internet-study-shows/http://www.switched.com/2009/10/19/many-americans-refusing-high-speed-internet-study-shows/Oct 20th 2009 6:02AMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/10/19/many-americans-refusing-high-speed-internet-study-shows/http://www.switched.com/2009/10/19/many-americans-refusing-high-speed-internet-study-shows/Oct 20th 2009 6:03AMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/10/19/many-americans-refusing-high-speed-internet-study-shows/http://www.switched.com/2009/10/19/many-americans-refusing-high-speed-internet-study-shows/Oct 20th 2009 9:37AMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/10/19/many-americans-refusing-high-speed-internet-study-shows/http://www.switched.com/2009/10/19/many-americans-refusing-high-speed-internet-study-shows/Feb 10th 2010 6:27PM