Report: US lags behind 27 other nations in the average download speed: Idaho ranks 49th of 53 states, territories/Idaho Statesman

More Info: The average U.S. download speed is 5.1 megabits per second (mbps), and the average upload speed is 1.1 mbps, according to the recent report by the Communications Workers of America. The download speed is only a nine-tenths of a megabit per second increase (from 4.2 mbps to 5.1 mbps) since last year, the union said: “At this rate, it will take the United States 15 years to catch up with current Internet speeds in South Korea.” It’ll take even longer in Idaho, which ranked 49th in both 2009 and 2008 among 53 states, territories and the District of Columbia for average download and upload speeds, the union said.

Question: Have you ever been tempted to take your computer outside and crush it with a splitting mall because the download is too slow? Or izzit just me?