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> By far the most common use cases for broadband are streaming video, gaming/DLC, and piracy. Is there really a point where it becomes reasonable to consider Ne
by mullingitover 13y ago
> By far the most common use cases for broadband are streaming video, gaming/DLC, and piracy. Is there really a point where it becomes reasonable to consider Netflix, Xbox live, and The Pirate Bay essential services?
Ah yes, you can use it for trivial things, so let's totally ignore all the crucial information and services that are only available on the internet. That seems reasonable.
- sltkr 13y agoSo what are the “crucial information and services” exactly that require gigabit internet access (Google Fiber's selling point, after all) today? Although “broadband” has always been a moving target, I think it is reasonable to say that essential services won't require gigabit internet access in the next decade or so.
- mullingitover 13y agoWe won't know exactly what we can do with it until it's reached critical mass, just like with the telephone. Medical telepresence comes to mind. > I think it is reasonable to say that essential services won't require gigabit internet access in the next decade or so. And 640k should be enough for anybody.
- bsder 13y agoBidirectional interactive video. Poor areas would benefit most from telepresence teaching.
- zo1 12y agoTelepresence teaching for the poor? Are you actually serious? Rather just fix the schools, please. Instead of throwing money at a "problem" that you invented a need for. I know as tech people we're inclined to think that more tech can always fix the world's problems. But that's a venus project type of fly-trap, and we must be careful not to fall for it!
- Larrikin 13y agoAre they totally trivial things? Most poor people are working poor at jobs they don't particularly like. Should they be miserable at all times of the day just because they are poor?