Forbes Ranks Cleveland as the 24th most wired city in US
It is no surprise to me that Cleveland only ranked the 24th most wired city in the US according to Forbes.
Having lived outside the digital haven of Case Western Reserve University last semester, I realized the prohibitive cost of purchasing broadband internet. We’re talking $35+ a month for your basic run of the mill broadband internet connection. Wireless hotspots? Not unless you hack your neighbor’s WEP key. Wasn’t ClevelandOne supposed to solve all these problems. Why is providing high speed internet going so slowly in the US? A better question is…why was there absolutely no competition for providing such a service? My only option was Adelphia unless I wanted to purchase a phone line just to get DSL. Adelphia’s speed was mediocre at best and their customer service was poor in my opinion. How much do I, the consumer, think is fair for a speedy broadband connection? $20 a month.
Mail me all the equipment, email only technical support, and a customer website with a community forum and I’ll be happy. Oh, and could I *PLEASE* get an upload speed greater than 20 kb/sec? Perhaps 200 kb/sec and no restrictions on outbound ports? I’d pay up to $25 a month for that service.