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Nobody ever mentions the relative geographical area of a country in relation to internet speed. In countries with a high GDP proportional to the area of the cou
by danielrhodes 17y ago
Nobody ever mentions the relative geographical area of a country in relation to internet speed. In countries with a high GDP proportional to the area of the country and/or population, infrastructure is much cheaper to build out, so they can move much faster.
- DarkShikari 17y agoNobody ever mentions the relative geographical area of a country in relation to internet speed Nobody? If anything, I see this mentioned dozens of times every single time this discussion comes up, despite the fact that it's completely wrong. Sure, the US is a big place, but if that argument were correct, I would be able to get Japan-level internet speeds in big cities, since the population density there is so high. The costs of running fiber between big cities is minimal compared to the gargantuan last-mile costs, so one cannot claim that it's because the cities are farther apart than in other nations, either. In reality? With the exception of FIOS, most places in the US, urban or not, have atrocious internet speeds.
- danielrhodes 17y agoI was going to reply with some nice analysis, but then I realized how angry your response sounded, and it made me want to stop visiting Hacker News since this seems to be part of a growing trend on here lately. This is a place for thoughtful and friendly debate, not some arena for trying to rip people apart. HN may be a smarter version of what Digg used to be, but it has become just as unpleasant and nasty.