On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 10:56 AM, Manfredi, Albert E <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > A pedantic aside: > > DSL was meant for use with Basic Rate ISDN. It is a 144 Kb/s link. You know very well I am talking in terms of what providers started offering, since this was the context of your straw man. The first widespread 'plans' with any success were 384k down. > Did I say or imply that this walled garden concept is a better idea, ever? > I'm just telling it like it is, Kon. You want to get broadband out there > fast, you can't get overly zealous about "net neutrality." Then I take it you are quite happy to pay more for what you get now, at the same speeds. 'Get broadband out there fast'. Give me a break. Do you take your talking points from John McCain? I can't believe we are even having this discussion. Cheers Kon ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.