Dial up is getting me down. Because of my location (beautiful and great for the kids but not so hot for high-speed internet) my only choice is dial up or satellite. The household budget had dictated the choice for the most part. I did investigate satellite, but wasn’t impressed with the comments I found wandering the internet. My hope now lies in the government auction of the 700 MHz spectrum.
According to what I’ve read, the signals from these sites will be stronger and faster than anything available on the market right now. Rumor has it that Apple is eyeing the auction. Hope is that it will use the site to improve the industry and not just hijack it in order to protect the status quo.
Apple hasn’t yet committed to the auction, not because of a lack of money but because of the competition that is sure to come from the phone companies. There is also concern that entering into this market would pull valuable resource from the main purpose for the company - innovation.
As I wait for each and every page to slowly download, I dream of the day that access to the internet will be easy and painless. It will be interesting to see what January 2008 brings to the table.