Washington Wants 10,000 Web Surfers 147
crimeandpunishment writes "This one sounds too good to be true: surf the Web, and you'll be helping the government. The FCC is looking for 10,000 volunteers to take part in a study to determine if broadband providers are really providing Internet connections that are as fast as advertised. The broad look at broadband will involve special equipment installed in homes across the country to measure Internet connections and compare them to advertised speeds." Here's where to go to apply.
Offer you can't refuse (Score:3, Informative)
If you get selected, can you call up your ISP and give them a head's up? Maybe you could get a ... special price for a big upgrade in speed.
More seriously, since my only realistic option to get decent Internet speed is Verizon Fios, and they've basically given up on rolling that out, I'm basically screwed for at least another few years. Serves me right for being a loyal Verizon customer for over a decade, my fault.
Before anyone asks... (Score:5, Informative)
This thing doesn't look at your surfing habits, and it's not available to those who download more than 30GB/month, which probably excludes many Slashdotters.
"Washington" is a US State (Score:2, Informative)
Argh! for the 8^56th time!
- "Washington" is a US State founded in 1889.
- "Washington D.C." is the Capital of the United States.
This article was obviously not written by anyone on the west coast.