I hate government

[Mblaster]

I'd prefer that they encouraged the companies owning the current infrastructure (not the little ISPs, but BT Wholesale/Virgin etc) to invest into the infrastructure. They don't want to do it now because of the cost, but if they're all required to put 10% of turnover (or something to that effect) into furthering the infrastructure then it'll cause a price hike all round. It's not like basic internet access is expensive at the moment.

[Flibb]

Yes, excellent. We in the countryside don't need broadband, we're all far too busy chasing sheep and discussing the price of butter to care.

Some of us dont even have electricity, I am typing this using the local semaphore towers.

[kalniel]

I'd prefer that they encouraged the companies owning the current infrastructure (not the little ISPs, but BT Wholesale/Virgin etc) to invest into the infrastructure. They don't want to do it now because of the cost, but if they're all required to put 10% of turnover (or something to that effect) into furthering the infrastructure then it'll cause a price hike all round. It's not like basic internet access is expensive at the moment.

That's the same thing isn't it? The cost would just be passed onto existing customers and we'd see a similar increase.

[Mblaster]

That's the same thing isn't it? The cost would just be passed onto existing customers and we'd see a similar increase.

Similar, it's just I don't trust the government to make good use of the money, and I don't think 50p a month is enough to provide significant changes.

[JPreston]

When you consider how shockingly backwards the UK's infrastructure is compared to many countries that are considered less developed, it's clear that massive investment is required.

I think that 50p/month/connection would raise only a couple of hundred million per year max, though. Several billions are actually required. Of course, this is all the direct fault of the Tories for privatising BT in the first place.

[Mike Fishcake]

where as people in the far out country would tend to be oldish people in farms, do they need fast2meg line? i dont think so. like its been said 56K + 5yr old computer is perfectly fine for what they would be using it for,

That's the second literal office LOL of the day (can't work out if it's amusing naivety or a joke though)

Perhaps they need it for sheep shearing videos on youtube? Or watching gardener's world on iplayer?

[Georgy291]

That's the second literal office LOL of the day (can't work out if it's amusing naivety or a joke though)

Perhaps they need it for sheep shearing videos on youtube? Or watching gardener's world on iplayer?

does this mean you agree with me or not?

[kalniel]

does this mean you agree with me or not?

You can't really agree with jokes, just find them funny, or, not.

[IBM]

It's £6 a year, that's barely 2 pints of beer (in London anyway). That's less then what I normally leave as a tip when I go out for a meal. Perspective people! You can barely get a pack of cigarettes for that and remember, that's PER YEAR! Guessing no one here donates to charities either?

The perspective is that I pay a crap load of tax, and the government manages to mismanage huge chunks of it. So understandably I resent every single time a new tax appears on the horizon. THAT's my perspective.

[Mike Fishcake]

does this mean you agree with me or not?

I'll discuss this later, after I've been to my mum's house to shovel some more coal into her steam-powered modem.

[TooNice]

I'll discuss this later, after I've been to my mum's house to shovel some more coal into her steam-powered modem.

Steam power! Wow. I am pedalling to generate electricity as we speak.

[pollaxe]

You fancy, hand-washing city types make me sick.