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yo_john117 on 19 February 2010
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mrstickball said:
yo_john117 said:

I know this is somewhat offtopic but I wish internet companies would completely do away with dial up and make the lowest download speed 5mb/s, 2.5mb/s up that would pretty much solve all lag problems, and it would be easier for MS to see who is lagswitching (happens way way too often now)

Too bad thats not gonna happen for a long time cause of the greedy internet companies...

I don't think you understand one bit about how business works.

Should I explain? I guess in order not to look like a jerk, I will try to explain why things are they way they are, when it comes to speeds:

 

You cannot magically create cable, DSL, FioS or any other sort of internet connection. Somewhere along the line, physical lines have to be laid. These physical lines cost money, lots of money. In many cases, costs are very prohibitive when laying down cable in hard-to-reach areas of sparse populations. So because of that, it takes time to develop fast connections in sparsely populated regions where costs are high, and revenue is low.

Having stated that, dial-up already has an established network which is essentially 'free' to companies, as the lines are laid, and fully available. Of course, as time goes on, more cable will be laid as it becomes more economically viable, or other mediums such as 3G are able to be used.

 

So no, johnnyboy, its not because of companies greed. Its simple supply and demand: A company can't put or upgrade lines in som areas as quickly as we'd all like, because the money simply isn't there to do it.

My name isn't John....

Also to clarify I know they can't get internet like that in rural areas, I was generally speaking more of metropolitan areas.