| The problem with ISDN was simple: We already had effective options for everything it was trying to do Man, can't disagree more. I didn't become aware of ISDN

| The problem with ISDN was simple: We already had effective options for everything it was trying to do Man, can't disagree more. I didn't become aware of ISDN until I was using a 14.4k modem for a dialup internet connection, and the idea of having an always-on "digital" connection to the internet that was almost 10 times as fast as what I had was absolutely, unfathomably futuristic. It seemed like the kind of thing they only had in Europe and Japan though. I was aware that some people in the US had it, but I had no idea how it was delivered or how one would go about getting it. In the end, we were super late to getting DSL -- I think maybe 1999 or thereabouts, long after most neighborhoods near me had it. Going from 33.6k to 256kbps was the biggest "real" jump in internet speeds I've ever had, to this day. By comparison, going to a shared LAN on a college campus, or a 10Mbps cable connection, to 25Mbps, to 100MBps, or whatever series of jumps got me to 250Mbps and beyond were barely noticeable from a user experience standpoint. Yes, files downloaded faster, but it didn't "feel" faster in normal interactive use. Hell, I only got gigabit fiber "because I could" and the jump from 1 gig to 10 gig symmetric is almost laughable because it's impossible to use anywhere near that much speed on a day to day basis.