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Topic: David Adelman on the new world of college dorms -- internet #1 requirement
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There is this interview with David on philly[1] in which
he names internet as the most important requirement for student housing.
Here is the relevant quote:-
Q:What do kids want in housing that's different now from when you began?
What are their priorities?
A:Fast Internet. Number one, two, and three.
Students today will move out of a property if there is
not fast Internet or if it's unreliable.
What are your thoughts on this?
Have you seen instances where students moved out due to internet issues?
[1]www.philly.com/philly/business/20150607_...f_college_dorms.html
he names internet as the most important requirement for student housing.
Here is the relevant quote:-
Q:What do kids want in housing that's different now from when you began?
What are their priorities?
A:Fast Internet. Number one, two, and three.
Students today will move out of a property if there is
not fast Internet or if it's unreliable.
What are your thoughts on this?
Have you seen instances where students moved out due to internet issues?
[1]www.philly.com/philly/business/20150607_...f_college_dorms.html
Posted 8 years 8 months ago
I'd agree. I don't have direct data on the topic, but when I attended Fordham our class went crazy when we finally got high-speed internet in the dorms. Also, my friends at Purchase college bragged when their bandwidth restrictions were removed. Keep in mind, this is when streaming Netflix was just coming around, and getting unlimited bandwidth was a big deal.
Posted 6 years 10 months ago