Comments on: Study: Europe has faster broadband than USA

By: Pam

Pam — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 20:33:27 +0000

We just switched from cable broadband to VDSL (AT&T's U-Verse) here in the U.S. @ 10 Mb/s down, 2 Mb/s up. Both the cable and VDSL have identical advertised speeds, but the VDSL connection speed seems to remain steady while the cable speed varied greatly depending on neighborhood usage.

Been looking at Speedtest.net. How are countries like Denmark and Sweden getting such outrageously fast speeds? Are you using fiber optic lines directly to the home? We have that here, but even then they aren't usually offered in such fast speeds.

By: anthonyCOSMiC

anthonyCOSMiC — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 03:42:41 +0000

uhmmm. out of curiosity… does japan or korea haz faster internet? i remember reading about some post that japan launched some crazy fast internet satellite recently??

By: OBAMAin2008

OBAMAin2008 — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 03:40:11 +0000

Republicans have crippled the US in our advancements in Technology especially in our so called “Broadband” meaning until recently 200kb/s, now the NEW standard is 768kb/s gimme a break. READ Obama’s views on technology we need a DEMOCRAT in office. Instead of spending an extra 100 bucks on gas in every household why doesn’t our GOVerment spend it on a broader scope of cables running underground in our major cities Faster internet means the Economy will boom. Instant satisfaction Like good Manga. I mean lets face it unless Obama gets the Vote were stuck at a speed which cripples our Lives. I’m Just Sayin. VOTE in November.

By: hot daymn!

hot daymn! — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 13:08:20 +0000

major penetration, huh.

By: Schuffee

Schuffee — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:52:53 +0000

http://speedtest.net/global.php aint got nothing right.. Damn thats a siht service

By: Ronaldo

Ronaldo — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:13:23 +0000

Europe rocks! specially The Netherlands .
Anyway i wouldnt want to live in the US, we are richer and have better internet

By: Barack Obama The Magic Negro

Barack Obama The Magic Negro — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 05:24:27 +0000

Barack the magic negro lives in DC.

By: Rap

Rap — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 01:56:05 +0000

Its a generation of HD VIDEO…Someday youtube will allow people to upload HD VID so what will people do with download limits…HD VID is enormous in size. There is always a UNLIMITED way but LIMITED is for Business and it makes the business man greedy…

By: Fem

Fem — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 01:33:37 +0000

My cousins just got broadband a year ago where they live in Scotland.

I’d much rather in the USA, where even a podunk little town in Iowa has had broadband for nearly a decade, than the venerable homeland of Alexander Graham Bell.

By: dilligaf

dilligaf — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 23:46:50 +0000

it’s not the size of your connection that matters,

it’s knowing how to use it

By: MelC

MelC — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 23:06:23 +0000

mupet0000 you really are a muppet.

http://allyours.virginmedia.com/html/internet/bb_deal_size_xl.html

£10 a month for the first 3 months, then £20 a month after that for the 20mbit tariff. (obviously the phone rental costs will be on top of that, but the total is still only £31. Just the same as ADSL2+ is £18 plus £12 line rental a month).

Don’t be such a tool in future.

By: Extortioner

Extortioner — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 23:00:43 +0000

Who cares? Japan will still own both the USA and Europe in anything internet related.
Really, who cares how fast your neighbour’s internet access is, as long as yours is fast enough and with FUP.

By: Oneone

Oneone — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 22:50:17 +0000

Actually 90% over swedens pop can get breadband via ADSL so thats quite nice, or maybe it was 95 i dunno, my self, i got fiber

By: steponit

steponit — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 22:23:44 +0000

20/0.1 mbits (upload is maxed, download usually around half of it), with a limit of 35gb(up+down)/month, costing 61 EUR/month.
telenet @ belgium, sucks…

By: ibby

ibby — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 22:19:46 +0000

yea right, another reason why America sucks