tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3060534295892170518.post979423461107374203..comments2024-02-06T18:46:04.220+10:00Comments on Real World Libertarian: Wireless Internet shows hazards of picking winners.Jim Fryarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15780237902858889143noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3060534295892170518.post-90515799732859298972011-08-02T02:01:16.283+10:002011-08-02T02:01:16.283+10:00I have heard the point made before, but as you say...I have heard the point made before, but as you say, not from the government or the coalition. The idea that the world will follow seems to be the same illogic as the carbon tax which is going to reform all of those reactionaries in China, India, ...Jim Fryarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15780237902858889143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3060534295892170518.post-55736420506767157232011-08-02T01:37:28.077+10:002011-08-02T01:37:28.077+10:00Had a similar conversation with a mate not long ag...Had a similar conversation with a mate not long ago while we were both bemoaning the mediocre broadband speeds we get. He can't wait to get NBN, though the recent news about the pricing has dampened his enthusiasm a little. I told him every taxpayer in the country would still be paying for the bloody thing when everyone had switched to 4th and 5th gen wireless. VOIP? Probably run that wireless as well, though what the hell, you could leave the copper where it is for anyone who wants it.<br /><br />Besides, your connection speed is only as fast as the slowest link in the chain between your computer and the one at the other end. We may have superfast connections here but be regularly bogged down again as soon as we venture past .au and out into the wider web. I've not heard anyone from the government or the coalition mention this point. Maybe they think it's a magic wand and if it's fast enough here it'll make up for slower links internationally, or maybe it's like the carbon tax and once the rest of the world sees us put in fibre to the home all over the place for $45 billion or so they're all supposed to fall over themselves to follow where Australia has lead. Is there any kind of award for bone-headed hubris?Angry Exilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02491082312193274360noreply@blogger.com