RAOTFLOL

ADSL is also a shared connection. I have cable and push 50Mb easy.

Your are mixing up the last mile and the backhaul.

In the U.K for BT it is ADSL/ATM. which is crap. That's the reason why they are rolling out 21CN

It is difficult to get copper at those speeds virgin have and then you have the distance problem.

I lived in a VM cable area for two years now, I was perfectly happy with Virgin until the DPI rollout. To be fair at least they told us about it unlike BT. I have always got the speed I was promised, if you could find a server fast enough to fill the line. And as far as caps go, they where also clear about it and even upgrade the cap or turn it off when possible.

But DPI was the last straw for me. Most of the other things where technical problems to do with networking, DPI is not, It is spying for the sake of greed and puts the cost on to us customers, who don’t need it for any reason.

So when I went to cancel my service, I was told that I would have to finish my contract with them or pay off the rest of the contract!!!. After a few emails and calls I gave up, only had three months left. I still think it is outrages that they will not let me go, since they are the ones that broke the contract with me.

Now I am off, back to ADSL land. At least I can switch providers if they start using DPI.

Been looking at some of the LLU in my area. It looks like it might be better to stick with the devil I know.

I like the look of these guy’s http://www.aaisp.net.uk/.
But with my usage it would cost a fortune.

Ok mate apples and oranges, embedded devices have higher cost for many reasons.
Making mobile’s is expensive. Putting then together and developing them cost a lot more as people expect a level of service above that of a netbook.

If you call was drop because your Anti-Virus was updating you would irritated to no end.

Plus operating system need to be design for mobile needs even Linux.
This is not “Slap Windows on it and sell it” kind of market.

Also production cost are not on the same level as common P.C/Laptop parts how many 3.5 screens are made V.S 8.9 - 13 laptop screens.

Not to mention the thousand other reasons, I think the Google phone price is really low for what you get.

The proprietary world must be laughing there arse's off at this, If there is this much misunderstand of the GPL “In House”, So too speak. How the hell do you expect companies who are still in the mindset of “License it and Forget it” to follow along.

I think most of the violations are just misunderstanding of the GPL on the companies part, And if we go at them to aggressively them might not use GPL software next time.

This might be what you are looking for

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ntop

I knew I would make a spelling mistake and some Anonymous Coward would point it out. But I am one person who made a mistake, by not proof reading a post. Verizon had five people look at this and endless emails.

This is one of the funniest and sadist things I have ever heard in my life and does not paint the American educational system in a good light.

http://verizonmath.blogspot.com/

That’s what we need at FPS LAN parties, A bunch of nerds showing up with skinheads.

Please don't lump us jailbreakers in with pirates, Having the power to pirate and doing it are two different things. I take your point, But I just don't see most people going to all that trouble just to dodge a small fee.

I would so get one, if only there wasn't a massive bevel between the screens.
Having two screens if useful, but having two that can combine into one, would be brilliant.
How hard is to make the split not stand out so much.
All then need to do is make the inside edges of the screen bevel really thin and then have the two halves lock in to place with some latch at the back of the screens. If you get them lined up enough, It would make the split a lot less noticeable.
They could even go all the way and have no bevel on the inside.
 

Good job I am British then :) I actually meant Slashdot readers have a higher I.Q in general to the public, which is debatable. But never the less, We still think we are above human nature because we are more clued in about technology.

Miss my point friend.. I want laws that say they have to show the price for the hardware and the software when I buy. So I can clearly see the price I am paying for both sales. And if I want to buy them separately of each other I can. This will stop the bundling of Windows and OS X with hardware.

If I don't want OS X why should I have to pay for it simple as that. I like OS X, but I don't like Windows, It would be small minded of me to say Windows bundling should stop and not too say anything about OS X just because I happen to like the software.

For the me it doesn't matter because I going use OS X the same way it doesn't matter to the boat load of Windows user that it comes bundle with their PC or laptop as they are going to use it. but on the other side when I get a new laptops, I hate have to dodge the windows tax.

It all about the perspective of want you want form your purchase.

That's all, no long post about rights,ethics and shitty ISP's. Terminating my line tomorrow, I am done with this stupid company.

As much as I hate CNET’s cheesy articles this was obviously meant as a joke fluff piece.

Look at the banners depicting the fight. It was just a whimsical piece of old tech vs new tech.

Overall it has shown we may have more pixels and pretty colours now.
But we have not come that far, innovation wise since the 90’s.