U.S. ranks 25th in the world for Internet connection speed

[Mtnjim]

IDG News Service - The U.S. ranks 25th in the world in average Internet connection speeds, and nearly half of all U.S. residents’ Internet connections fall below the U.S. Federal Communications Commission’s minimum definition of broadband, at 4 megabits per second download, according to a new report.

Rest of story is at link below.

STORY (http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9201306/U.S._ranks_25th_in_the_world_for_Internet_connection_speed?source=CTWNLE_nlt_networking_2010-12-16)

[SteveO]

Well I live in rural TN and my connection speed is about 4 mb. It barely meets broadband speeds. Surprisingly when I lived WV my speed was a blazing 10 mb

[Mtnjim]

@Steve

Well I live in rural TN and my connection speed is about 4 mb.

I live in rural San Diego county and all I get is dial up, ATT and Cox Cable can’t be bothered to put in broadband, no enough profits in my small village.

[CoolKat]

@Mtnjim

I live in rural San Diego county and all I get is dial up, ATT and Cox Cable can’t be bothered to put in broadband, no enough profits in my small village.

"South Korea’s average download speed is 34.1 mbps, Sweden’s is 22.2 mbps, Romania’s is 20.3 mbps, and Japan’s is 18 mbps, according to the report."

Wow… Romania being up there, even better than that of Japan, is a total surprise…

look at the US: “The median download speed in the U.S. in 2010 is 3 mbps”

[Mtnjim]

@CoolKat

look at the US: “The median download speed in the U.S. in 2010 is 3 mbps”

Yup, the good ole US of A is number 1 in everything, right?