[X4U] DSL versus Cable ??

[Kirk McElhearn]

On Mar 11, 2006, at 3:37 PM, T.L. Miller wrote:

>> 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.
>
> In Florida, we are getting 5Mbps to 7Mbps and can even get speeds  
> up to
> 15 Mbps with some upgrades. Didn't France's Minitel system help to get
> them ahead of the curve?

Surely you jest.... The Minitel was 1200 baud, and stayed at that  
speed until it was quietly retired just a few years ago. It was such  
a money-maker that Internet access was greatly hindered here until  
the introduction of ADSL.


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