American High Speed Internet: The Oxymoron.
First off, while I wasn't thrilled that Sprint just tossed us over to Trinsic without so much as a "be seeing you", I have to say I am VERY pleased with the service. When I got home last night not only did we have dial tone, we didn't have someone sharing it with us. That is a huge improvement over the past several days. (Just got off the phone with their customer service letting us know they did have to make a repair.)
That said, high speed internet means little to me in a place where I can't even get consistant reliable land line phone service, cable TV, DSL, or delievery pizza. You know, my cell phone only started to get signal at my house in the past six months or so. The first time my cell phone rung while I was at home I was sure it was spirits from beyond calling me with dire warning. (Turned out it was a fencer reporting on his tournament results.)
However, for the rest of you, I realize it is important and for some of you at this point it must feel like a right given from on high. This blog is for you. My good friend Rob wrote a very good article about how every American who thinks they have high speed internet access at home is just fooling themselves.
Check it out. Are you really getting what you are paying for?
