Comcast: "The Largest Fiber-Optic Network???"

[cheapherk]

I just saw a Comcast commercial claiming they were the largest "Fiber-optic" network. How can they call themselves the largest "Fiber-optic" network when I still have a coaxial cable running from the telephone pole into my hose into my HDTV box and into my cable modem.

What's up with that.

(I can't even get Verizon FIOS where I live. Verizon is too busy catering to the ritzy areas first.)

 

[middlehead]

Originally posted by: cheapherk
How can they call themselves the largest "Fiber-optic" network when I still have a coaxial cable running from the telephone pole into my hose into my HDTV box and into my cable modem.

Because the last few yards of pole-to-home make up an insignificant portion of their cabling?

 

[The Boston Dangler]

Originally posted by: cheapherk
I just saw a Comcast commercial claiming they were the largest "Fiber-optic" network. How can they call themselves the largest "Fiber-optic" network when I still have a coaxial cable running from the telephone pole into my hose into my HDTV box and into my cable modem.

What's up with that.

(I can't even get Verizon FIOS where I live. Verizon is too busy catering to the ritzy areas first.)

comcast = several miles of fiber optics to your neighborhood

verizon = zero miles of fiber optics to your neighborhood

 

[QED]

Originally posted by: cheapherk
I just saw a Comcast commercial claiming they were the largest "Fiber-optic" network. How can they call themselves the largest "Fiber-optic" network when I still have a coaxial cable running from the telephone pole into my hose into my HDTV box and into my cable modem.

What's up with that.

Just because you have a fiber-optic network doesn't mean that every node on that network has to be connected via fiber.

 

[George P Burdell]

I thought Google was the largest owner of dark fiber. Last I heard they were loving dark fiber like fat kid loves cake.

 

[Zee]

fiber network. branching out to houses via coax cable. very efficient. OP makes no sense