Reposted this after being rightfully spanked by nordlead for posting in the wrong forum...but it's all good.
This just sux, with what we need to deal with in the US. This is so freaking cheap and so fast, but looking at the cost breakdown, it makes sense. It just cost too darn much to build the infrastructure in the US over Japan. I guess Japan is more densely populated, which greatly aids in houses passed, but still...this is ridiculous as compared to the US.
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/03/the-cost-to-offer-the-worlds-fastest-broadband-20-per-home/ Sqrl posted
this article a late last year, but I think this new article is interesting is because it's so darn cheap:
http://vgchartz.com/forum/thread.php?id=43560&page=1 Digital Download would easily be a reality, if we had speed like this in the US.
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