rScotty
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In the photo forum, PILOON just posted something that got me to thinking.....
I've also wondered about just how this difference in communication speed will add to the different was of looking at the world between rural and city populations.
Take cell phones for example.....When I go to town, I see people absolutely glued to their pocket phones. No matter what they are doing, they seem to think it is equally important that they be simultaneously talking to someone while they are doing it*.
That doesn't happen so much in the rural US simply because there still isn't much cell phone coverage in rural areas. In fact, where we live, there isn't any cell phone service at all.
We are only 100 miles from Denver - close enough that we sometimes shop there - and our telephone plugs into the wall. Basically it is a type of dial up via wires. Long distance is an expensive premium service.
Us rural folks have always spent our time differently than our town cousins, and with the difference in cell phone coverage our divide seems to be growing larger.
rScotty
*what ARE they talking about so much??
For myself and many other rural types PLEASE keep the files small as many simply don't have hi speed.
Our phone provider only provides dial up service and we have to resort to a private system but even that is limited and extra slow on week ends. (Too manydownloading hi def films)
I've also wondered about just how this difference in communication speed will add to the different was of looking at the world between rural and city populations.
Take cell phones for example.....When I go to town, I see people absolutely glued to their pocket phones. No matter what they are doing, they seem to think it is equally important that they be simultaneously talking to someone while they are doing it*.
That doesn't happen so much in the rural US simply because there still isn't much cell phone coverage in rural areas. In fact, where we live, there isn't any cell phone service at all.
We are only 100 miles from Denver - close enough that we sometimes shop there - and our telephone plugs into the wall. Basically it is a type of dial up via wires. Long distance is an expensive premium service.
Us rural folks have always spent our time differently than our town cousins, and with the difference in cell phone coverage our divide seems to be growing larger.
rScotty
*what ARE they talking about so much??