I Call “Bullshit”
Atlanta Named Most Wired City.
This, quite frankly, is crap.
Whoever compiled the report is probably sitting in some comfy cafe surfing the internet on some free wi-fi signal. They have not, obviously, ever tried to find a similar cafe in Atlanta and had they put in the effort, they would’ve driven in futility through the poorly maintained streets of downtown and mid-town Atlanta looking for any sign of internet life.
They have probably also never had to get high-speed internet access in an older apartment building in midtown Atlanta, only to discover that there are only two vendors that provide access to that address and neither one can apparently figure out how to make it work.
Even though Atlanta is home to Cox, Cox doesn’t service the area. Neither does Verizon, even though Verizon has a presence in Atlanta. AT&T does provide service but probably only because they bought out BellSouth. Hell, I live within spitting distance of the Earthlink building and even they can’t provide service to my address. And there’s no wi-max either. Don’t think I didn’t try to find it. I did.
This only serves to underline what a bunch of horses-asses your average main-stream journalist is these days. They compile a bunch of useless statistics from a comfy desk in some cubicle somewhere in New York and think their writing even sniffs of accuracy.
I’m not alone in my assessment. The article even quotes an analyst who happens to live in Atlanta.
“It’s a dynamic area with a lot of young people, but exactly why it’s No. 1 is a mystery to me,” notes telecom analyst Jeff Kagan, who coincidentally is a long-time resident of Atlanta.
Anyone who lives in Atlanta would probably be mystified.
Plus, no one ever seems to have a power outlet around when you need one. How ‘s that for wired. Freaking computer is screaming at me to save my work and shut down. I guess this is why Charlotte didn’t make the list.
very true commentary about lazy journalism… pick up a phone and ask some atlantans! at least we have ninja bloggers like yourself to keep the mainstream honest.
Charlie –
Just because you live in a grass hut, don’t hate bro…I’m sitting on the couch with no wires attached to my computer…Maybe I live on the better side of town. Nonetheless, you’re cool.