Comments on: Google Broadband: Faster Internet May Reach Mid-Missouri http://stopthecap.com/2010/02/25/google-broadband-faster-internet-may-reach-mid-missouri/ Promoting Better Broadband, Fighting Data Caps, Usage-Based Billing, & Other Internet Overcharging Schemes Thu, 24 May 2012 22:53:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Mike http://stopthecap.com/2010/02/25/google-broadband-faster-internet-may-reach-mid-missouri/#comment-8889 Mike Sat, 27 Feb 2010 00:34:57 +0000 http://stopthecap.com/?p=8107#comment-8889 Most of the things on that list could also apply to Rochester and the east side. I already nominated my own town, just across the border in Wayne county, and made very similar arguments: Big, educated city not far from a mixture of middle-class suburbs and largely rural farming towns, with sub-par internet service all around. It's also funny to read comments from all these ISP's that claim people still want 90's era speeds, but are suddenly scrambling to upgrade now that they've had the fear of Google put into them. Most of the things on that list could also apply to Rochester and the east side. I already nominated my own town, just across the border in Wayne county, and made very similar arguments: Big, educated city not far from a mixture of middle-class suburbs and largely rural farming towns, with sub-par internet service all around.

It’s also funny to read comments from all these ISP’s that claim people still want 90′s era speeds, but are suddenly scrambling to upgrade now that they’ve had the fear of Google put into them.

]]> By: Jason http://stopthecap.com/2010/02/25/google-broadband-faster-internet-may-reach-mid-missouri/#comment-8880 Jason Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:53:58 +0000 http://stopthecap.com/?p=8107#comment-8880 Topeka, right next door to Missouri, in Kansas is going for this also. http://thinkbigtopeka.com/ Topeka, right next door to Missouri, in Kansas is going for this also.

http://thinkbigtopeka.com/

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