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I think the vast majority of areas "without internet access" are an artifact of modern software. I recently went over my "unlimited" cellular quota and was thr
by perl4ever 7y ago
I think the vast majority of areas "without internet access" are an artifact of modern software.
I recently went over my "unlimited" cellular quota and was throttled to 128Kbps. I was amazed that I could literally not load the web page to upgrade my plan! 128K used to be high speed internet.
Trying to upgrade everyone so they can pipe the same amount of garbage as everyone else seems like it will always be a receding goal.
How about pass laws that say, not only must sites be accessible to the disabled, but they must also be accessible on low bandwidth connections?
- morpheuskafka 7y agoSure, you just tell Zoom to make a video conference with 40 people in a class work over a 128K connection.
- perl4ever 7y agoWhat if you haven't got 40 people? There are towns I've been to with an entire population barely larger. They need fiber? Also, I just don't take seriously the difference between being connected to the internet and high quality videoconferencing for people who are extremely isolated. It's being connected at all that matters. You may be video conferencing lately, but I haven't even bothered to webex, just conference calls. And I don't myself see the worth compared to instant messaging.
- ars 7y agoDoes zoom really use more bandwidth the more people in the meeting? Seems to me with more people each image becomes smaller and the total bandwidth shouldn't change.