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CK_John (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 10:10 AM Original message |
At what point will people drop their ISP connection to pay other bills? |
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ramapo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 10:13 AM Response to Original message |
1. Last resort |
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ananda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 10:15 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Why? |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 10:20 AM Response to Reply #2 |
5. free at local libraries... |
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LiberalHeart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 10:49 AM Response to Reply #2 |
16. Yep, I dropped my cable TV before Christmas, watching free digital... |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 11:39 AM Response to Reply #2 |
22. My local library is 6 miles away. |
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Kittycat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 10:15 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. No, people WANT those connections. |
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RockaFowler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 10:18 AM Response to Original message |
4. Well I've already cut back |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 10:22 AM Response to Original message |
6. internet would be the last thing to go |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 10:23 AM Response to Original message |
7. I could see going back to dialup |
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CK_John (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 10:31 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. I'm still in the dialup phase, fast enough for me. n/t |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 11:31 AM Response to Reply #9 |
21. actually I'm only a smidgen better than dialup and we're paying 40 bucks a month for it |
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KharmaTrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 10:29 AM Response to Original message |
8. Yeppers...They Drop Cable TV First |
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CK_John (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 10:35 AM Response to Reply #8 |
11. Interesting just read an acticle where dell showed growth and hp slowed on cnet. n/t |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 10:33 AM Response to Original message |
10. I dropped cable over a year ago. I'd drop booze and walk to work |
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greguganus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 10:37 AM Response to Original message |
12. When they threaten to turn off my electricity. |
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kedrys (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 10:40 AM Response to Original message |
13. I make my living on the 'net |
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Sannum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 10:45 AM Response to Original message |
14. My internet is included in my rent. |
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MANative (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 10:45 AM Response to Original message |
15. My ability to make money in my business is |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 10:52 AM Response to Original message |
17. Imagine how grim America would be sans internet/alternative media? Relying only on MSM? |
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warren pease (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 10:56 AM Response to Original message |
18. I'd rather give up heroin and strawberry cheesecake than cut off broadband access. n/t |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 11:21 AM Response to Original message |
19. I dropped mine four months ago. |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 11:23 AM Response to Original message |
20. The Internet is essential for my business |
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