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why is American internet so slow? [View all] littlewolf Mar 2014 OP
I posted this in Jan. I am not sure but I'll bet most countries with really fast and wide internet TexasProgresive Mar 2014 #1
So they can charge you more for speed. nt bemildred Mar 2014 #2
Exactly....ever notice how amazon site pops up immediately dixiegrrrrl Mar 2014 #4
Well, they have to sell something that costs nothing or they won't get filthy rich. nt bemildred Mar 2014 #5
Nailed it ! russspeakeasy Mar 2014 #14
Americans are already too impatient. House of Roberts Mar 2014 #3
Americans are living awoke_in_2003 Mar 2014 #16
Rec to the greatest Cali_Democrat Mar 2014 #6
Throttling. Gravitycollapse Mar 2014 #7
spying on everything slows it down. n/t 2pooped2pop Mar 2014 #8
"Don't like it? Why don'tcha sign up for the . . . OTHER INTERNET COMPANY?" NBachers Mar 2014 #9
We have high speeds here in NW Ohio using fiber optics, but Holly_Hobby Mar 2014 #10
Just checked my Frontier fiber optic DSL connetion rickford66 Mar 2014 #11
Where I live Old Codger Mar 2014 #19
dialup might be faster rickford66 Mar 2014 #20
What I get MattSh Mar 2014 #29
Unregulated capitalism. Eom corkhead Mar 2014 #12
Well, this is unacceptable! Give me faster internet, or give somebody else death! tclambert Mar 2014 #13
And so few Americans are actually aware of what a mess this is. loudsue Mar 2014 #15
Because far too many Americans... awoke_in_2003 Mar 2014 #17
We spend more than anyone and receive less for our money than anyone else. mbperrin Mar 2014 #18
We do. And the quality of EVERYTHING we buy, keeps getting worse. loudsue Mar 2014 #22
+1 an entire shit load! Enthusiast Mar 2014 #27
http://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/LeafHandler.ashx?f=W&n=PET&s=EMM_EPMR_PTE_NUS_DPG mbperrin Mar 2014 #30
+1 a whole bunch! Enthusiast Mar 2014 #26
Because Americans don't realize how vital fast Internet is to commerce today NickB79 Mar 2014 #21
And universal health care. That sucks a ton of money out of our economy. Enslaves people. loudsue Mar 2014 #23
Because Big Comm is trying to force you to pay more Skidmore Mar 2014 #24
The 1996 Telecommunications Act Enthusiast Mar 2014 #25
They can easily up the speeds if they wanted to... Lancero Mar 2014 #28
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