He said that no one would install new services in a neighborhood that required digging up buried wires. My whole neighborhood has underground utilities, so he suggested that we pay to have fiber installed in our neighborhood and work a deal out with ATT. I don't think we will be getting it any time soon. However, because of Google and ATT here in Austin, TWC has announced (but not yet delivered) 300Mbps service, so competition does seem to be working.

1000 vs. 12000? So this "scientist" spends 1/13th of his time writing personal emails? Wow.

"now defunct Russian..." I wonder how Ukraine feels about that...

Huh? I was paid quite well for my co-op time and graduated without debt! You should shop around.

My school (University of Cincinnati) requires all engineering grads to have 1.5 years of industry experience (co-op) to graduate. That means that you get paid for 1.5 years at a decent rate and likely will have an offer at graduation. Worked great for me, though, it does require a 5 year program to complete. Regardless, you get a solid grasp of the fundamentals and a job.

Seems like the world is getting more dangerous and we are spending money on retirees and freeloaders instead. I'm sure this will end well.

you wouldn't need firmware updates.

Look at Mathworks. They have a solution for this.

For me, information, learning, and technology are hobbies. I guess people have different hobbies that don't involve gadgets, which is fine. I was into gadgets long before most; it just seems like smart phones brought technology to more people. Eventually the trend will shift to something else.

When results cannot be trusted, all "science" loses credibility.

If we divide people into identity groups, you can truly understand how to put certain groups together! 50% white 50% female ...

This is a joke. I keep all my iPhone's for other family members to play with since I know the condition they are in and they are cheaper than buying everyone iPod Touch's.

I want to be able to select which app opens things by default. If I want a new mail app, then I want all mail links to open in it. If I want a new browser, then I want all hyperlinks to open in it. If I want to change the default maps app to Google, then I want all directions opened in that. Etc.

Just tell people that they have to protect themselves! Who wants to live 100% under constant surveillance? If you do, then you deserve tyranny.

The bottom line is that the service is offered for cheaper. If you think everyone wants your 77TB service, you are wrong. The ISP offers a rate and a service that most people find acceptable. They also offer dedicated services for you 77TB folks. The ISP can either charge everyone the same assuming they might be a 77TB user or they can tier their service and offer prices that most people will pay.