Comments on: All Hail the Internet, Long Live the Internet http://www.wegotserved.com/2009/07/04/all-hail-the-internet-long-live-the-internet/ The web's biggest home server and digital home community, with the latest news, reviews, hardware, software, add-ins and support forums. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:04:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bob Newmanhttp://www.wegotserved.com/2009/07/04/all-hail-the-internet-long-live-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-9010 Bob Newman Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:29:04 +0000 http://www.wegotserved.com/?p=12063#comment-9010 Gamers Gamers

]]> By: Chrishttp://www.wegotserved.com/2009/07/04/all-hail-the-internet-long-live-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-8977 Chris Wed, 08 Jul 2009 09:46:35 +0000 http://www.wegotserved.com/?p=12063#comment-8977 I just worked out I sped £1560 a year on comunication. This is just rounded up/down. £10 - TV licence £30 - SKY £10 - BT landline £20 - Broadband £60 - 2 phones (me and my partner) With regards to the low mortgage when we were young. My mum and dad bought our house for £20000, this was 22 years ago. It's now worth £130,000. so think how much extra mortgage we have to pay these days. i pay how much i do because i can afford it, and i would say I'm the low end of middle income. I just worked out I sped £1560 a year on comunication. This is just rounded up/down.

£10 – TV licence
£30 – SKY
£10 – BT landline
£20 – Broadband
£60 – 2 phones (me and my partner)

With regards to the low mortgage when we were young. My mum and dad bought our house for £20000, this was 22 years ago. It's now worth £130,000. so think how much extra mortgage we have to pay these days. i pay how much i do because i can afford it, and i would say I'm the low end of middle income.

]]> By: Aaronhttp://www.wegotserved.com/2009/07/04/all-hail-the-internet-long-live-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-8970 Aaron Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:40:06 +0000 http://www.wegotserved.com/?p=12063#comment-8970 Think about this. You spend $3k a year communicating with the outside world. When I was a kid, we lived in this little condo. My dad's mortgage payment was $450 a month. Folks want to talk about how people can't get by on a middle incomes, it's because we almost spend more on cell phones and cable television than our folks spent on housing. We just can't compare then and now because of these things. Think about this. You spend $3k a year communicating with the outside world. When I was a kid, we lived in this little condo. My dad's mortgage payment was $450 a month. Folks want to talk about how people can't get by on a middle incomes, it's because we almost spend more on cell phones and cable television than our folks spent on housing. We just can't compare then and now because of these things.

]]> By: Brianhttp://www.wegotserved.com/2009/07/04/all-hail-the-internet-long-live-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-8960 Brian Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:14:09 +0000 http://www.wegotserved.com/?p=12063#comment-8960 I hope traditional computers don't die. I'll need magnifying glasses if I expect to spend much time using a system with a screen smaller than 15", and even then, I prefer to hook an external monitor to my notebook when I've got it at home on my desk. In fact, when my notebook dies, I'm considering returning to a desktop machine and getting a netbook to supplement it when I'm out and about instead of just purchasing another high-powered notebook. I hope traditional computers don't die. I'll need magnifying glasses if I expect to spend much time using a system with a screen smaller than 15", and even then, I prefer to hook an external monitor to my notebook when I've got it at home on my desk. In fact, when my notebook dies, I'm considering returning to a desktop machine and getting a netbook to supplement it when I'm out and about instead of just purchasing another high-powered notebook.

]]> By: Johnhttp://www.wegotserved.com/2009/07/04/all-hail-the-internet-long-live-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-8955 John Mon, 06 Jul 2009 07:53:43 +0000 http://www.wegotserved.com/?p=12063#comment-8955 unfortunately here in alaska the telco forces you to buy there "value bundle" to get the unlimted downloads. Otherwise its on 20Gb a month. So you have to get a landline , digital cable, and internet. All for the price convenientf $85 a month. unfortunately here in alaska the telco forces you to buy there "value bundle" to get the unlimted downloads. Otherwise its on 20Gb a month. So you have to get a landline , digital cable, and internet. All for the price convenientf $85 a month.

]]> By: urmasterhttp://www.wegotserved.com/2009/07/04/all-hail-the-internet-long-live-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-8942 urmaster Sun, 05 Jul 2009 12:59:38 +0000 http://www.wegotserved.com/?p=12063#comment-8942 Agree. The Only reason desktops last this long is expandibillity. Smartphones are increasing in power with each release, im already able to watch TV on mine and video on demand (all be it over wifi). I can see the smartphone becoming very powerful in the wake of 4G Agree. The Only reason desktops last this long is expandibillity. Smartphones are increasing in power with each release, im already able to watch TV on mine and video on demand (all be it over wifi). I can see the smartphone becoming very powerful in the wake of 4G

]]> By: BetaVirushttp://www.wegotserved.com/2009/07/04/all-hail-the-internet-long-live-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-8941 BetaVirus Sun, 05 Jul 2009 12:12:12 +0000 http://www.wegotserved.com/?p=12063#comment-8941 Fiber-optics will eventually leave copper and cable lines in the dust for both residential and commercial communications. The PC will become extinct and the Netbook will evolve into the future smartphone. Fiber-optics will eventually leave copper and cable lines in the dust for both residential and commercial communications. The PC will become extinct and the Netbook will evolve into the future smartphone.

]]> By: smadge1http://www.wegotserved.com/2009/07/04/all-hail-the-internet-long-live-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-8937 smadge1 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 09:32:56 +0000 http://www.wegotserved.com/?p=12063#comment-8937 I only have a cable internet service and a mobile phone. I use VOIP for outgoing calls, and my family can call my VOIP service. I communicate with many forms over the internet, though email is usually only for incoming. I only have a cable internet service and a mobile phone. I use VOIP for outgoing calls, and my family can call my VOIP service.

I communicate with many forms over the internet, though email is usually only for incoming.

]]> By: Vassilishttp://www.wegotserved.com/2009/07/04/all-hail-the-internet-long-live-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-8935 Vassilis Sun, 05 Jul 2009 08:57:54 +0000 http://www.wegotserved.com/?p=12063#comment-8935 i totally agree with your post! i myself believe that communication nowadays has change rapidly and everyone need to adjust...i still have friend who doesn't like when i send an invitation to a event, movie, house gathering via email and they nag about it all the time "call me next time" they said...yeah that was so 5 years ago! One remark about landlines...Emergency calls. that i thing is the major problem with cell phones...cell phones can't handle the job on that field...i remember on a major earthquake here in Greece were our only means of communication was landlines cause cellphones were down due to overuse. i totally agree with your post! i myself believe that communication nowadays has change rapidly and everyone need to adjust…i still have friend who doesn't like when i send an invitation to a event, movie, house gathering via email and they nag about it all the time "call me next time" they said…yeah that was so 5 years ago!

One remark about landlines…Emergency calls. that i thing is the major problem with cell phones…cell phones can't handle the job on that field…i remember on a major earthquake here in Greece were our only means of communication was landlines cause cellphones were down due to overuse.

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