On Mar 11, 2006, at 1:28 PM, Bill Calamita wrote: > High-speed internet service (for residential service) doesn't get > get near > that fast in the US. > > 5-6Mbs for cable and 2-3 Mbs for DSL is about as fast as it gets here. Yeah, for once France is ahead of the curve. They've been pushing ADSL here for a while, and, since cable is pretty much inexistent (people get pay TV via satellite), they're now offering TV over ADSL. Kirk Read my blog: Kirkville -- http://www.mcelhearn.com Musings, Opinion and Miscellanea, on Macs, iPods and more