A few thoughts, Netflix works fine over an old, slow DSL connection. Fossil fuels aren't going away this century, especially not with power hungry AI (setting aside discussion on whether AI is truly worth it).
A few thoughts, Netflix works fine over an old, slow DSL connection. Fossil fuels aren't going away this century, especially not with power hungry AI (setting aside discussion on whether AI is truly worth it).
> A few thoughts, Netflix works fine over an old, slow DSL connection.
debatable depending on what "fine" means. In any case, DSL really doesn't go far.
The old version from the early 2000's could work out to a few miles / km but only with absolutely perfect condition copper. The newer DSL versions are limited to much less distance even with good quality cable.
Each neighborhood has a head-end that does the copper <-> fiber transition. Unless you lived _really_ close to the Central Office, your DSL service was probably copper only for a few blocks before it transitioned to fiber going from TelCo central office to all the individual DSLAMs scattered about.