Text 11760, 60 rader
Skriven 2005-10-09 08:56:34 av Ross Cassell (1:123/456)
  Kommentar till text 11756 av CHARLES ANGELICH (1:123/140)
Ärende: Broadband.
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Hello CHARLES!

08 Oct 05 22:06, you wrote to ED VANCE:

 EV>> I'm in Southern Indiana and the local cable co. sends me
 EV>> ads about getting EITHER Broadband OR Cable access for $30
 EV>> or $40 US a month.

 CA> I've heard of that being done but the opportunity to buy one or
 CA> the other is not universal across the USA.

Its a question of the size of the customer base as to whether its economical
for the companies to upgrade their lines.

 CA> I know of many who feel much the same way and refuse to have
 CA> cable at their homes. With the popularity of 'reality' shows I
 CA> feel that cable TV has sunk even lower and that disturbs me.

Different strokes for different folks.

Some of the home improvement themed reality shows are ok.

American Hotrod & American Chopper are funny.

 CA> I see that Ross has jumped in on this thread and while I don't
 CA> agree with the _tone_ of his rebuttal I have to admit that the
 CA> internet can be many times worse than cable TV with the same
 CA> inherent need to monitor children's access. Unfortunately some
 CA> adults can't cope with the internet as per Ross references to
 CA> the cyber stalking of young children by adults.

Indeed..

I only disagree with the reasons Ed cited to "limit" himself, and while that is
his choice and right to do so, if he truly resents the "filth" he should be
avoiding the internet.

 CA> I would prefer that adults would step in and manage the
 CA> 'information' in a more responsible way even if that means some
 CA> restrictions and the loss of a certain 'freedom' that may be
 CA> too tempting for too many people (both young and old).

The responsible adults do as you say, they use parental controls on their
TV/Cable boxes and computers.

A really responsible adult would setup a proxy server on their home networks to
block out certain sites on the Internet.

But that is not the rule of theumb. I have had customers come in and ask what
they could do after they caught their kids surfing somewhere inappropriate but
then again, todays kids are often more computer savvy than their parents. :/

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