The Broadband You Bought That You Ain’t Got

Situated on the island of Samui in the Gulf of Thailand I sometimes count my 2Mb download and 1Mb upload as a blessing, a godsend, or I couldn’t be here. But the fact is, although I’m beyond dialup, there are periods in the day where my speed sinks to less than dialup. At first I surmised it was because half the world’s biz was on the net. Then I realized, as the new shift, the other half of the world was coming on line for a busy business day, the old shift was going home to have dinner and surf the net.
In a way it comes down to, you can buy the Ferari, hey I don’t have one, why should I know how to spell it. You have this fab car and you’re stuck in traffic. Your high strung fab car overheats and dies. You take a taxi while they affix a line to the great looking cadaver. I’m not comparing my low grade broadband to a Ferrari. I’m just saying, they sell you the package but if traffic is gridlocked, so are you with your fabulous T1 super broadband connection.

Wifi? That’s a good question.