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There are some things that a 426 square mile country can do that a 3,717,813 square mile country really can't. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_a
by mrshoe 16y ago
There are some things that a 426 square mile country can do that a 3,717,813 square mile country really can't. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_and_outlying_territories_by_total_area http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_and_outlying_...)
I suppose we can hope for better coverage in the highest population density areas, but even there the US population is just much more spread out than most of the civilized world.
- masklinn 16y agoThis claim is bullcrap: * There are places in the US with even higher densities than HK (NYC), they don't get the service * There are a number of states with densities in the ballpark of european countries, or South Korea, or Japan, they don't get the service either * Service in the sticks in the US is crap right now, it's not like cities get awful service because everybody gets the same thing, DSL speeds in rural areas are advertised the same speed they were a decade ago in France, and for twice the price. And the US still have a significant population of dialup users (>10%, I believe)
- jarek 16y agoTo be fair, unlike NYC, a lot of Hong Kong's area is actually uninhabited, so the effective population density is higher. That's not to say this excuses the North American internet service.