"Shannon Jacobs" <shanen@cashette.com> wrote in message 
news:4441a5a1$0$209$44c9b20d@news3.asahi-net.or.jp...
> In spite of the overwhelming evidence that y'all have pretty much 
> succeeded in killing this newsgroup, I'll go ahead and include a copy of 
> this query here. Reminds me of the kind of tiny bar that's basically 
> 'owned' by a couple of drunks. I know it's wasting time to attempt to 
> reason with drunks, but if the bar had more business, then maybe the owner 
> could lower the prices? (Though in those situations, the owner is usually 
> the leading drunk.) As it applies here, if you weren't such aggressively 
> witless pricks, there might be a few more readers and more general 
> information flow. Of course, you'd need a *LOT* more readers if you're 
> hoping to find much appreciation for such low wit as traditionally 
> predominates here. Actually, the next part includes a comment about 
> English support, and this newsgroup is an excellent example of why they 
> should not bother to offer it. Some markets just aren't worth it. Anyway, 
> here's the cut-and-paste, even though this newsgroup is barely worth that 
> much effort and even though I have very little expectation of any 
> informative responses here:
>
> Currently my communications costs in Kanagawa are running about 8,500 
> yen/month. This includes regular phone service, an ISP, a linked ADSL 
> service, and a mobile phone, but it still seems somewhat expensive. There 
> are various 'extended' options including cable television and fiber optic 
> services and various wireless networks. Just the small bit of information 
> that has actually been translated into English is already pretty 
> overwhelming, and none of my Japanese friends and coworkers have been able 
> to provide 'definitive' clarification--even the ones that are working in 
> related areas. I feel like I've already been deluged with data, but I'm 
> not finding much in the way of useful information, and it's quite 
> difficult to even formulate the query in a encompassing way. The simple 
> summary of goals is that I'd like to minimize my costs while maintaining 
> "sufficient" service, but that notion of "sufficient" is difficult... Last 
> year I was hoping to consolidate everything on a wireless network, but the 
> wireless network I'm using now is so slow that it can barely handle 
> streaming audio, and the faster networks are priced by the bit at 
> apparently prohibitive rates. (Well, if I want to watch Jon Stewart 
> videos...) Yahoo BB looked interesting, but like my current ADSL and 
> mobile phone providers, English support is an afterthought. I can get by 
> on Japanese, but it's enough of a nuisance that I've been uninterested in 
> Yahoo BB so far... E-Access is supposed to have an interesting wireless 
> offering, but it's still unclear just what that will be and when.
Gee Shannon do you think we all should just go ahead and seppuku to make you 
happy. You are the one killing this newsgroup with your biased all about you 
attitude.
Marvel