David Long to appear on RTE news.

Hyzepher

From the actual news report that David was on - they reported that 38% of the Irish public access the Intenet from home - apparently one of the largest in Europe, but we actually spend very little time online (6 hours a month) - one of the lowest in Europe.

IMO this means that Irish people are very interested in accessing the internet from home but for some reason do not use it as often as our european neighbours - the reason - cost.

Lower the cost and more people will use it more often. When this happens more and more people will start to demand a faster connection - especially if they start to explore the world of the Intenet and come across more and more things that interest them.

Demand for a faster connection will result in demand for broadband. This coupled with the work of David and ioffl should help to rise awareness and eventaully help to provide low cost broadband access to all.

Hyzepher

flav0rflav

I'd be worried that if David followed some of the suggestions made, he'd look like a muppet. And there's enough of them on TG4 on a Sunday.

monument

Originally posted by Cuauhtemoc
kids with xboxes must account for a fair few people.

Xbox Live (online) has not launched in Ireland, but should be here by the end of the year.

Cuauhtemoc

We're getting off topic here but..
Xbox live hasn't officially been launched here but we can still access through the uk, as with this thread...Xbox live gamers

monument

That's not going to count for much users.

Cuauhtemoc

You misquoted me,
The original statement was part of..."Huge amounts of people use it everyday in work/college/schools etc, and especially amongst the younger generation who want their xbox live or ps2 to work over the internet."

monument

Misquoting people is something I have so far never done. I would see it ethically wrong for me to do so.

The following is your above post; the only editing I have done is to highlight the text which I first quoted…

Originally posted by Cuauhtemoc
I've corrected my earlier typo..

I may have mistyped my reply, but the my original statement was still a response to most people don't use the internet.

I still think your wrong about most people not using the internet. Unfortunately i can't place my hands on any facts or figures so maybe someone else can chip in with those but as in my earlier post work/college/schools/kids with xboxes must account for a fair few people.
A rural/city split on usage figures would be interesting.

I don't think i'm in a naive bubble here at all. I'm from rural area myself which i don't ever see as getting broadband(short of a satellite connection), my average dial in speed there was an even more mind numbing 4.1kbps, unusable basically unless you have infinite patience.

The majority of people in ireland live in cities anyway so it'd be a big bubble.

I don't think the porn statement is entirely fair either, and even if it was these people would be especially interested in a faster internet connection given the current slowness of viewing pictures or whatever. (so i've heard )

The internet maybe used at home by a tiny number of people precisely because its so slow, so they use it at work instead if they have it there(i've no figures for this either). and the ads advertising internet access at 10 times the current speed would certainly grab their attention.

I've no problems with Dave Longs representation of IOFFL and certainly wouldn't presume to think i could do any better. More publicity would be nice i know its difficult, but still i know a lot of IT people who've never heard of them.

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C.

Back on topic; from what I've seen of IOFFL David and the others have done a good job.

Paddy20

What I would like to know. Especially as I missed Davids appearance on RTE News.

Is when and where is he again due to appear on or in the media?..

Surely this momentous milestone date, today the 27th of June 2003, in the history of the long fight for the introduction
of a fairly priced FRIACO ISP Internet access service has WON AT LAST! for the Irish home and Business* populace is worthy of more media coverage than it appears too be getting.

So come on you Journos and Eds! Get your finger out and inform the general public that they can now enjoy the greatest communication invention since the telephone at a fixed monthly flat fee. Mainly thanks to the sterling campaign waged against the odds by IrelandOFFline its Committee its Chairman and its members.

Educate Joe Public, after all is that not part of the medias brief and your responsibility too your readers/listeners and viewers.

At the very least you owe the good citizens of the Irish Republic at least that ?..

Paddy20:eek:

LFCFan

Originally posted by shinzon
1) there was a very good reason that I could not do that interview

Are ya an ugly bastard?

shinzon

No quite rugged actually

Shin