Screw FIOS, I want this...

[ViviTheMage]

woofta

 

[middlehead]

Where I live now, it's Qwest DSL or a local cable company and Qwest wins, no contest.

Where I'm about to move too, it's Qwest DSL vs CableOne cable. Qwest has better upload, CableOne has higher download but also has quotas. I'm sticking with DSL if I have the choice.

 

[CalvinHobbes]

Powerline ethernet could be promising if they're able to roll it out. I would say most people have power lines.

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: Phil

Originally posted by: Goosemaster
iirc dsl is not the medium, only the protocol

TCP/IP is a protocol, DSL is the technology that carries the signal.

then DSL is layer 1

 

[BW86]

wow

 

[charrison]

Originally posted by: Jeff7181
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I'm hoping this type of stuff speeds along DOCSIS 3 since I don't live in a densely populated city so it would be unlikely that the local phone company would run fiber around here anytime soon.

I got one of those fancy new VDSL lines. Seems to work pretty well for broadband and cable tv.

 

[ruffilb]

I'd hit it.

 

[Evadman]

I have $100 a month, right now for this. I'll even pay $1000 to have it installed. Lets go damnit!

 

[tfinch2]

Originally posted by: Goosemaster
iirc dsl is not the medium, only the protocol

uhhhhh....

 

[Jeff7181]

Originally posted by: charrison

Originally posted by: Jeff7181
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I'm hoping this type of stuff speeds along DOCSIS 3 since I don't live in a densely populated city so it would be unlikely that the local phone company would run fiber around here anytime soon.

I got one of those fancy new VDSL lines. Seems to work pretty well for broadband and cable tv.

How much does it cost if you don't mind me asking, and what speed do you get? (advertised and actual)

 

[charrison]

Originally posted by: Jeff7181

Originally posted by: charrison

Originally posted by: Jeff7181
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I'm hoping this type of stuff speeds along DOCSIS 3 since I don't live in a densely populated city so it would be unlikely that the local phone company would run fiber around here anytime soon.

I got one of those fancy new VDSL lines. Seems to work pretty well for broadband and cable tv.

How much does it cost if you don't mind me asking, and what speed do you get? (advertised and actual)

Here is the price list for the service.

The DSL is 6/1 and consistantly get greater than 5.5 down and greater than 900 up. Faster internet speeds are supposed to be come later. My VDSL is synced at 25/3 and can sync at 40/9. I am about 2500 feet from the RT to give a little perspective.

 

[Jeff7181]

Originally posted by: charrison

Originally posted by: Jeff7181

Originally posted by: charrison

Originally posted by: Jeff7181
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I'm hoping this type of stuff speeds along DOCSIS 3 since I don't live in a densely populated city so it would be unlikely that the local phone company would run fiber around here anytime soon.

I got one of those fancy new VDSL lines. Seems to work pretty well for broadband and cable tv.

How much does it cost if you don't mind me asking, and what speed do you get? (advertised and actual)

Here is the price list for the service.

The DSL is 6/1 and consistantly get greater than 5.5 down and greater than 900 up. Faster internet speeds are supposed to be come later. My VDSL is synced at 25/3 and can sync at 40/9. I am about 2500 feet from the RT to give a little perspective.

I don't see pricing for VDSL.

 

[charrison]

Originally posted by: Jeff7181

Originally posted by: charrison

Originally posted by: Jeff7181

Originally posted by: charrison

Originally posted by: Jeff7181
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I'm hoping this type of stuff speeds along DOCSIS 3 since I don't live in a densely populated city so it would be unlikely that the local phone company would run fiber around here anytime soon.

I got one of those fancy new VDSL lines. Seems to work pretty well for broadband and cable tv.

How much does it cost if you don't mind me asking, and what speed do you get? (advertised and actual)

Here is the price list for the service.

The DSL is 6/1 and consistantly get greater than 5.5 down and greater than 900 up. Faster internet speeds are supposed to be come later. My VDSL is synced at 25/3 and can sync at 40/9. I am about 2500 feet from the RT to give a little perspective.

I don't see pricing for VDSL.

The service is run off VDSL, but not advertised as being VDSL.

 

[Jeff7181]

The fastest Internet I see is 6/1... I don't see 25/3 or 40/9 listed anywhere.

 

[ruffilb]

I would love that sort of speed.

 

[charrison]

Originally posted by: Jeff7181
The fastest Internet I see is 6/1... I don't see 25/3 or 40/9 listed anywhere.

6/1 is the fastest internet option at this point. My VDSL is synced at 25/3, which is fast enough to provide cable for 4 tv sets. HDTV will be available soon.

 

[OSX]

The DSL switch is in the next town here, though I'm on FiOS.

 

[The Batt?sai]

Originally posted by: xit2nowhere
Prolly will be available somewhere in Japan, not US first though. My friend lives in Japan currently and says he's paying $37 for 40Mbps connection. Damn !

:Q


/suicide

 

[Quasmo]

and Bellsouth will charge $800 for it.

 

[Jeff7181]

Originally posted by: charrison

Originally posted by: Jeff7181
The fastest Internet I see is 6/1... I don't see 25/3 or 40/9 listed anywhere.

6/1 is the fastest internet option at this point. My VDSL is synced at 25/3, which is fast enough to provide cable for 4 tv sets. HDTV will be available soon.

I'm confused... if 6/1 is the fastest Internet option, why does it matter what you're "synced at?" Is the rest used for TV? By the same logic, I have a multi-Gbit cable connection, but only 6/384 is available for Internet access... the rest is used for cable TV including HD content.

Maybe I'm missing the point... but I wasn't interested in the physical lines that make these speeds capable, I'm interested in the speeds. Having fiber running into my house and connected to my computer means nothing to me if it's capped at normal broadband speeds.

 

[charrison]

Originally posted by: Jeff7181

Originally posted by: charrison

Originally posted by: Jeff7181
The fastest Internet I see is 6/1... I don't see 25/3 or 40/9 listed anywhere.

6/1 is the fastest internet option at this point. My VDSL is synced at 25/3, which is fast enough to provide cable for 4 tv sets. HDTV will be available soon.

I'm confused... if 6/1 is the fastest Internet option, why does it matter what you're "synced at?" Is the rest used for TV? By the same logic, I have a multi-Gbit cable connection, but only 6/384 is available for Internet access... the rest is used for cable TV including HD content.

Maybe I'm missing the point... but I wasn't interested in the physical lines that make these speeds capable, I'm interested in the speeds. Having fiber running into my house and connected to my computer means nothing to me if it's capped at normal broadband speeds.

This is just the initial offering of this product and there is no reason why they could not offer speeds in the future. VDSL and FTTN will support higher speeds in the future. There is supposed to be 25meg data tier in the future, however I dont know when that will be available.