Nate Straz <nate at techie.com> writes: > On Thu, Apr 05, 2001 at 06:37:55PM -0500, David Dyer-Bennet wrote: > > Scott Dier <dieman+tclug at ringworld.org> writes: > > > Because you cant get DSL. Think of it, people all over the US cant get > > > DSL nor Cable. > > > > They should consider moving to more civilized areas? I guess if you > > want to live in the boonies you have to sacrifice some modern > > conveniences. And live in your car. > > Do you consider Burnsville and Eagan the boonies? It's not a problem of > only civilized areas getting DSL (or any broadband). It's a problem > that there isn't any incentive for the telcom companies to roll out > faster. Yes, those are definitely the boonies. Burnsville, for example, is something like half an hour south of me, and I'm south of downtown; it's a *long* way out. -- David Dyer-Bennet / Welcome to the future! / dd-b at dd-b.net SF: http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/ Minicon: http://www.mnstf.org/minicon/ Photos: http://dd-b.lighthunters.net/