A long time ago I had to set up a remote office in South Africa and the local finance officer insisted on a wireless connection. I explained that an ADSL connec

A long time ago I had to set up a remote office in South Africa and the local finance officer insisted on a wireless connection. I explained that an ADSL connection would provide a much more reliable connection (no shared medium, less interference etc) and his retort was something along the lines of "only up until the point that someone steals the copper wire". Apparently it happened so frequently that most wired connections were no longer viable.