Author Topic: You Don’t Want Super-High-Speed Internet... (Read 6,909 times)

wraith808 · « **on:** March 01, 2013, 12:33 PM »

...Says Time Warner Cable

Sounds like a joke with a bad punchline. But it's not.

You Don’t Want Super-High-Speed Internet, Says Time Warner Cable (via Wired)

(I started to start this in the basement, just because of the response I wanted to give. But I refrained, so at least it can start here.)

Renegade · « **Reply #1 on:** March 01, 2013, 12:42 PM »

Quote from: wraith808 on March 01, 2013, 12:33 PM

(I started to start this in the basement, just because of the response I wanted to give. But I refrained, so at least it can start here.)

I can see that entirely!

I don't think I have anything to add here that people can't use their imagination for. (Hint: A dash of cynicism, a tablespoon of apathy, a half cup of paranoia, and a liberal handful of vulgarities.

)

It's just too surreal.

40hz · « **Reply #2 on:** March 01, 2013, 02:30 PM »

They're right. We all want to go back to dial-up speeds and plaintext BBS systems that support RIP graphics for our online communications and shopping needs.

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TaoPhoenix · « **Reply #3 on:** March 01, 2013, 03:03 PM »

I saw slashdot's copy of this and the mood over there was that it was so silly they probably don't believe it themselves. Rather it was more of the typical modern desperation "Look, here's a microphone and 2 minutes of dead air costing a million bucks a piece if we don't fill it with lots of words."

It's like showing a clip of the movie "Frequency" and then asking Yahoo what happened to them vs Google. Then you jam a mic at them and the best the PR rep can do is say non-lawsuit-inviting things.

mahesh2k · « **Reply #4 on:** March 01, 2013, 04:08 PM »

You need better quota and even 1 mbps is fine for the usage. I don't think we need more than 2 mbps. With unlimited quota, you can go cloud with your data and work and with limited quota, you're basically being frugal with the possibilities with internet.

wraith808 · « **Reply #5 on:** March 01, 2013, 04:27 PM »

I think that this is the same as Kotick's remarks to gamers- the sign that a company doesn't really respect its consumers.

Hey! I was actually civil with that remark... I should get cookies!

For more interesting reading, see Gamasutra's response.

app103 · « **Reply #6 on:** March 01, 2013, 08:17 PM »

Kind of reminds me of the sales pitch from a friend's dad, back when he was selling magazines door to door:

"You don't want to buy any magazines, do you, lady?"

Maybe he is in charge of PR at Time Warner Cable, now.

Tinman57 · « **Reply #7 on:** March 01, 2013, 10:20 PM »

Right, and no one needs more than 64 Kb of RAM according to Bill Gates.....

1 Mbps (that's Mega bits) is barely fast enough to stream 360P, and even then there are a lot of pauses. I'd say 15 Mbps would be the minimum needed for true broadband....