GTA V PC New Release date and System Specs

[Doomslayer]

I think it's only in 2 cities right now. I think it was free for like a 5mbps down and 1up and the non free one was like $50 for 1gbps down.

Sounds about right, Google is looking to get into more cities tho

 

[AngryGoldfish]

Only because the US has a more dense population. So it costs more for them to upgrade everything. Either way they charge us out the ass because we have no other option. No one pays the local guys for internet because they charge so damn much and get slower speeds.

I would have thought that a more densely populated area would equate to faster upgrades since the market share would be wider. Here in Ireland, most of the built up areas have either fibre broadband or a fast connection via telephone lines. However, the rural areas (like mine) will probably never receive fibre since the companies that install the cables would have to spend a great deal of money for a small amount of revenue. A populous of 100,000 people should net a company a tidy profit, making installation of fibre optic lines economically viable. That's the way it's done here. Ireland, for all its faults, has one of the most advanced Internet systems in the world. Considering that 30 years ago many did not have telephones or television, we've come a long way. Although those who live rurally cannot access fast speeds, pretty much any town with a few housing estates, a few shops, a hairdresser and a couple of pubs can achieve fast speeds, sometimes from fibre optics, which is congestion-free and consistently fast, reliable and often more affordable than traditional phone-line broadband.

 

[NeverBackDown]

I would have thought that a more densely populated area would equate to faster upgrades since the market share would be wider. Here in Ireland, most of the built up areas have either fibre broadband or a fast connection via telephone lines. However, the rural areas (like mine) will probably never receive fibre since the companies that install the cables would have to spend a great deal of money for a small amount of revenue. A populous of 100,000 people should net a company a tidy profit, making installation of fibre optic lines economically viable. That's the way it's done here. Ireland, for all its faults, has one of the most advanced Internet systems in the world. Considering that 30 years ago many did not have telephones or television, we've come a long way. Although those who live rurally cannot access fast speeds, pretty much any town with a few housing estates, a few shops, a hairdresser and a couple of pubs can achieve fast speeds, sometimes from fibre optics, which is congestion-free and consistently fast, reliable and often more affordable than traditional phone-line broadband.

Not when each area is dominated by 1 company no. The city i live in(for all intents and purposes) is dominated by 1 company. Which means they have control over how everything is run. What purpose do they have to upgrade? No matter what they make money even if they don't upgrade us to Fiber.. they simply have no incentive. Don't forgot about the Government on all levels plays a role in this. All they do is bitch about eachother's methods and monoplies(thats what they really are but no one dares say it) but do nothing about fixing it.

Anyway this thread has gotten way off topic.. let's move this to a new thread and keep this one on GTA V