>>It is nothing for me to download a 600MB iso file, which takes about 20-40 minutes. I could drop back from RoadRunner to 384KB ADSL, if I had to, but I wouldn't be happy with a 56KB modem, and would only use it for the occasional emails. Software would have to come from the company on CD. I expect, before I retire in about 10 years, to see intenet connection speeds at least 10-20 times my current 2Mbit RoadRunner speed. Then, everything will be coming through the web and little will be transmitted via commerical radio waves.
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>Well, I do some of the larger downloads at work. I expect the 256 Kbps ADSL line to be much faster than the dedicated line (32 Kbps!) we have at my other work. Perhaps we'll get ADSL for the home, eventually - but it is still a little expensive for home use.
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>As soon as there is more competition, prices will surely go down.
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>Oh - another limiting factor is the lack of a high-bandwidth backbone in South America. It seems some larger companies are working on that.
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>Hilmar.

In Holland ADSL takes around $25 per month (excl. normal provider costs).
The problem is to get it into your "farmhouse".