IP: Cable Modems: Less Boon Than Beast

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

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[Note:  This item comes from reader Monty Solomon.  DLH]

At 21:26 -0700 7/16/02, Monty Solomon wrote:
> From: Monty Solomon <monty () roscom com>
> Subject: Cable Modems: Less Boon Than Beast
> Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2002 21:26:49 -0700
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> Cable Modems: Less Boon Than Beast
>
> by Andy Oram
> Jul. 2, 2002
>
> Like an infomercial on cable TV, the promise of cable modem service
> strikes one at first as a wonderful package at an impressively low
> price. But the limitations of cable modems would render them
> unattractive if alternatives were available at a reasonable cost.
> And wait--there's more. Cable modems keep us in the dark ages of
> Internet access, seriously distorting Internet usage, economics, and
> policy.
>
> Cable modems are a great advance over dial-up access, no one could
> deny that. People who experience the convenience of always-on
> connections and instantly downloaded Web pages declare, "I could
> never go back to 56K." But while we can each individually enjoy the
> pleasures of this service, we should not be blind to the social
> havoc it wreaks.
>
> <http://www.oreillynet.com/cs/weblog/view/wlg/1651>


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