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Data limits?
I may be a cynical hater but...
is your data limit really that low? I mean i've gotten a warning and that was when i was somewhere near 200gb in a month
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Data limits?
I may be a cynical hater but...
is your data limit really that low? I mean i've gotten a warning and that was when i was somewhere near 200gb in a month
I'm unaware of any data limit on my internet service. But, this question is about the moment. I'm concerned how things can change in the future.
I mean...I use to have unlimited AT&T data on my phone and look how that has changed.
Question, should I upgrade to OSX Lion before going straight to this? I'm still using Snow Leopard and haven't really had any motivation/need to switch, but I do like the sounds of some of the features of Mountain Lion. Will skipping one cause any problems?
...Apple is alienating many users this way.
Ashttp://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-10454133-94.html
Actually there are still quite a few living in rural areas who cannot get affordable broadband. There is always sattelite, which is what I used to use when I lived in a Rural area. But it was over $1,200 to install, $75 a month for 512kbps connection, and limited to 5GB per month. Eventually 3G came available so that became our ISP. So it's still not a decent solution for downloading Lion / Mountain Lion. Though, admittedly, if I were in that situation, I'd probably go to somewhere with an access point. Nearest place was 30 minutes away but everything was 30 minutes away. No biggie. Just go get a coffee and download Lion.
I also think it's unfair to tell these people to 'move'. Don't knock it till you try it! It's awfully nice living in a place where you don't lock your doors and you can leave your keys in your ignition, where you don't have the sound of cars driving by... there's a lot of great reasons to live in a rural area. And there is more to life than internet!
Wrong. A lot of people out in rural areas do not have broadband of a speed sufficient to make downloading OSX feasible. The world is not yet interconnected at high speeds. It is attitudes like yours that creates the digital divide. Reality check, please.
A Government survey reveals that 40 percent of United States residents have no broadband access and 30 percent have no Internet access at all.
Wrong. A lot of people out in rural areas do not have broadband of a speed sufficient to make downloading OSX feasible. The world is not yet interconnected at high speeds. It is attitudes like yours that creates the digital divide. Reality check, please.
A Government survey reveals that 40 percent of United States residents have no broadband access and 30 percent have no Internet access at all.
At nearly 3 times the price, no wonder no one was interested in getting the USB stick. Sigh. I don't want to redownload an OS every time I need to format.
A Government survey reveals that 40 percent of United States residents have no broadband access and 30 percent have no Internet access at all.
What about for companies/offices who use Macs that are not connected to the internet at all? (and can't be)
I use a Mac at work, but it will _never_ be connected to the internet and will never have App Store access. We haven't upgraded to Lion yet, and with this complication, I'm not sure if they will ever approve Mtn Lion.
I realize that Apple isn't as concerned with the Enterprise customers as the home users, but I would hope that there will be some method of purchasing the OS upgrades without having App Store access.
No, they aren't. You're the unbelievably small minority here.
So you never update your software and can't use any software that requires activation? What do you even use the computer for?
A Government survey reveals that 40 percent of United States residents have no broadband access and 30 percent have no Internet access at all.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-10454133-94.html
Actually there are still quite a few living in rural areas who cannot get affordable broadband. There is always sattelite, which is what I used to use when I lived in a Rural area. But it was over $1,200 to install, $75 a month for 512kbps connection, and limited to 5GB per month. Eventually 3G came available so that became our ISP. So it's still not a decent solution for downloading Lion / Mountain Lion. Though, admittedly, if I were in that situation, I'd probably go to somewhere with an access point. Nearest place was 30 minutes away but everything was 30 minutes away. No biggie. Just go get a coffee and download Lion.
I also think it's unfair to tell these people to 'move'. Don't knock it till you try it! It's awfully nice living in a place where you don't lock your doors and you can leave your keys in your ignition, where you don't have the sound of cars driving by... there's a lot of great reasons to live in a rural area. And there is more to life than internet!
That's not an Apple issue. That's an ISP issue. Either because yours doesn't offer broadband or because the 'local' companies don't see the need to go out into the rural areas. Perhaps a kick in the pants to your local or state government will get a kick for the ISPs to rethink that notion
Apple doesn't give a **** about the .1% of people like you who don't have real internet. And they shouldn't. Move.
Source?
How many people surveyed?
Locations of those surveyed?
Do these 30/40% have computers?
Was the survey to individuals or households?
When was the survey conducted?
Just curious, but what do most people with work Macs do? Do you maintain a separate Apple ID for your work machine and then use a purchasing card to buy updates of OS X?
Or what exactly, I'm used to more the model where you buy installation media and licenses for the office and go from there, but with the tie to an Apple ID, I'm not sure what the best way to go is. More of a curious question than anything.
Hi, I'm from the UK.
Over here, our average downspeed is currently 0.5mbps. Yeah, that's the whole country.
Downloading Lion is a pain in the ass unless you live in a big city over here.