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Subject: Re: FLASH: Flash & Broadband
From: stephen m
Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2000 00:52:45 +0100

Broadband broadband..

it will be in every household in America, but only when it is available at a
reasonable price, Cable access (just available) for me is 39.95 a month. and
Bell Atlantic Dsl also just available is 49.95.
while my 56k dial up is 7.50. bring broadband down to 20 bucks a month and
i'll be the first one to sign.

things i have heard Dsl loses sync and you cant log on, Cable access is on a
lan so the more users the slower the M/bs.


>From: ifxatjps [dot] net
>Reply-To: flasheratchinwag [dot] com
>To: <flasheratchinwag [dot] com>
>Subject: Re: FLASH: Flash & Broadband
>Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 12:56:57 -0700
>
>I have to echo Kati sentiments here...while there is still plenty of people
>on dial-up, it seems a vast part of the entertainment based sites are
>moving
>to broadband type content (defined as 200k and above). I'm in a small town
>and broadband options are not available so I'm still on 56k. At times it's
>a
>blessing because it forces me to evaluate my design at that speed. However,
>often times when I'm surfing for ideas or inspiration, I find that 56k just
>doesn't cut it when it comes to seeing some of those "really cool" sites.
>Doors are slowly closing unless the user is willing to wait. Just as
>processor speeds antiquate software...so shall design technology and
>available broadband make dial-up obsolete. Lots of e-commerce out there
>using HTML with dial-up targets and will be like that for awhile longer I
>suppose. Yet, if folks really want to get into the entertainment, movies on
>demand and streaming music, they will signup for broadband soon as they
>realize what they are missing.
>
>My 2 cents
>
>Alan
>
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>
> > From: kati <katiatks-d [dot] com>
> > Reply-To: flasheratchinwag [dot] com
> > Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 10:05:46 -0700
> > To: flasheratchinwag [dot] com
> > Subject: Re: FLASH: Flash & Broadband
> >
> > Hi CJ,
> >
> > I have DSL with Pacific Bell in the San Francisco Bay Area. It took
>several
> > months to get my DSL going,, mostly because Pac Bell is overwhelmed with
> > requests for this service. They get 30,000 requests for DSL a MONTH.
> >
> > In any case, while the trickle down is happening, most designers I know
>still
> > ponder the question deeply... "is a site geared toward a broadband
>audience,
> > or
> > a dial up audience?"
> >
> > My personal view is to design UP. Entertainment and time are big
>priorities
> > for people in the area that I live in. They want to look at good design
>and
> > they don't like to wait. I think the general web audience across the US
>is
> > quickly discovering that dial up modems and older computers are not
>sufficient
> > to get the most out of the internet. Designing UP encourages people to
>get
> > with
> > it!
> >
> > A 75 meg movie? Are you talking about the source FLA or the SWF? The
>largest
> > SWF I've ever seen is about 750 K - the Balthser site.
> >
> > Kati
> >
> > cj wrote:
> >
> >> While broadband is making it's way all over the country,
> >> anyone have any idea what the numbers are in terms of % of
> >> who has this? (cable modem, DSL, etc.).
> >>
> >> Also, because it's not 100% available, is there a recommendation
> >> for how large a Flash movie should be? Say no more than 75 Megs? Or 10
>Megs?
> >>
> >> Thanks everyone.
> >>
> >> CJ
> >>
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