That's understandable. Donna, myself, and Caryn, too - live in a very high-tech corridor. Particularly Donna & I, as if you ever are in DC, and do the drive to Dulles airport - the sides of the toll-road are full of software companies (Symantec, ORACLE,uunet, etc) and other high-tech (engineering, sciences) companies. Consequently - it seems that in our neighborhoods there is a lot of computer demand, people telecommuting, or carrying their work home with them, or being IT geeks.
Where I live, we actually decided to use the ethernet in the house (though we're fiber up to the router) because there is so much wireless around us that you actually start losing bandwidth due to the overlapping. A problem that exists with people using wireless in condos, high-rises, etc. Not only do we have the included FIOS to the houses for internet, but many of our neighbors also have DirectTV.
It's just a different, urban way of life. OTOH, I guess that in other urban areas, the high-tech thing isn't quite so bad. Personally, I'd rather have a horse, and some other space.
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