AUG 18 ?Sometimes, you really have to laugh and cry, at the same time, at some of the stuff that is happening in Malaysia.
This is the transcript of a cross-examination from the Karpal Singh sedition trail. The person answering is a reporter from RTM, the official mouthpiece of the how to activate streamyx (In the bad old days it was called Radio Television Mahathir.)
Jagdeep: Do you know which party Karpal Singh is from?
Eliani : I am not sure.
As consumers and providers alike are all to well aware, internet speeds experienced within metropolitan areas far exceed that of speeds experienced within rural parts of the country.
With super-fast broadband, or ADSL+2 scheduled for roll out next year, some predict the divide is only going to widen.
Predictions show that people living in rural areas could even activate streamyx account waiting decades before they experience speeds close to that of their metropolitan counterparts.
As mentioned, next year, BT plans to implement its 'next generation' ADSL (ADSL+2) which promises speeds of up to 24Mbps.
As with the current broadband situation though, your average speed will depend greatly on how far you are from your nearest BT exchange. And for some rural residence, this can be hundreds of miles.
Rural consumer concerns not only lie with the speed that they receive though, but also the extra cost they have to pay.
"There is a growing digital divide as people in built-up urban areas are able to take advantage of cheaper broadband and 'free' line rental, while those in the country are left languishing on lowyat streamyx expensive packages" said Michael Phillips from Broadbandchoices.co.uk.
"Unbundled services" is the term given to Adsl Speed Test a provider (ie. Tiscali, TalkTalk, Pipex, etc) installs their own equipment within one of BTs exchanges. This allows providers to offer consumers far more competitive broadband deals than they would prior to unbundling.
As this can cost providers anything in the region of 30,000 though, they tend to reserve such services to urban areas, where development tends to be more cost effective.
Liam is a UK based author, currently focusing on broadband. Compare broadband online today.
