Comments on: Intel builds Internet city on Amazon island

The Amazon jungle is a daunting place to live, but it's a lot easier to get broadband now.
Photos: WiMax in the Amazon Basin

[gdmaclew]

Leave it to Intel...

to pull a stunt like this.
I live in the country outside a large city and I can't even get Broadband.
Maybe if big companies like Intel payed more attention to their customer base instead of a bunch of natives living in the jungle I might be able to move into the 21st century.

[stephenpace]

Shortsighted

That's a pretty shortsighted and selfish view. First, Intel getting WiMax working anywhere helps them gain more customers and converts to their technology. That it happens to be in a third-world country that doesn't have all the other available options is merely a bonus because it shows another potential step forward for 'catching up' technology-wise by leapfrogging old technology. In contrast, no doubt you have other available options. Besides dial-up, if cable and DSL options are not open to you, mobile phone and satelite companies have some additional broadband options. Powerline broadband trial are also available in some areas. Intel isn't the only company out there trying to make things better. You should be lobbying your local and mobile phone providers which are much closer to your specific situation than Intel is. If you're that bitter about it, consider moving (which, while a pain, is usually more of an option for people in first world countries than third world).

[TV James]

If you're gonna dis the Amazonians...

Can I call you a hick and encourage you to move out of the flyover?