Kommie
join:2003-05-13
East Haven, CT |  Show me the Bandwitdth!!!
Show me the Bandwidth ROBERTS!!!
No more pipe dreams please... |
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DOOPDOOP
join:2003-06-03 | more importantly show us how much its going to cost and what sort of caps are going to be put on a 100mb line |
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Archivis
Your Daddy
Premium
join:2001-11-26
Earth | reply to Kommie
wave a magical wand
It takes how long to put together a network. What magic wand do you think can be waved to make the speeds nearly double overnight?
Give it some time. |
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stet
Volitar Prime
join:2002-03-08
Warren, MI
| The cable industry is so confused.
On one side you have companies implementing usage caps claiming that it just cost too much to operate at current speeds when everyone is able to do whatever they want.
On the other side you have Comcast talking about increasing speeds multiple times higher then current values.
I don't get it.
What's the point of having super fast speeds when you fill your usage cap in a matter of hours?
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Mike
Premium,Mod
join:2000-09-17
Pittsburgh, PA
clubs:  
 ·Verizon FIOS
 ·Verizon Online DSL
Host:
Site Tools
W.O.W.
FairPoint
World of Warcraft
Alltel Axcess
| reply to DOOPDOOP
Re: Show me the Bandwitdth!!!
It's a 100mb line, but you can only use 1.5mb/256kbps for $50 a month. It's almost completed being rolled out. Go Comcast 
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ComputerGod
join:2002-10-13
Marietta, GA
| reply to stet
Re: The cable industry is so confused.
said by stet  :
What's the point of having super fast speeds when you fill your usage cap in a matter of hours?
Bragging rights? |
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Archivis
Your Daddy
Premium
join:2001-11-26
Earth | reply to Mike
Re: Show me the Bandwitdth!!!
Hey at least its not charter
10 years from now they'll be having 10meg down/128k up lines. |
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ccoggle
join:2001-08-06
Salt Lake City, UT
| Normal Users
What does the average home user need with more than 1megabit? Maybe two. I mean honestly, even the average joe at home downloading MP3's doesn't need that kind of bandwith.
I'm not complaining, don't get me wrong. I have 6 room mates and we only have a 1.5/1.5 line. I know what I would do with that kind of line. |
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ronob
I'M Fixin It
join:1999-10-18
Fort Lauderdale, FL
| How about unbloching services
If I'm not mistaken Comcast still blocks servers.One of the reasons I use DSL is so I can access files from anywhere, and make the exchange of files available for business and personal use
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tOj
join:2003-06-10
Joliet, IL | sweet
bring that 100mbit my way roberts!! |
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schnuggles
Stays Crunchy In Milk
join:2003-06-07
Deming, NM
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Re: Normal Users
I have to agree here: I regularly get 1700/256 on my cable modem, and really don't have a need (with current internet applications) for more than this. I have a two winboxes, a winXP laptop, and an iMac hooked up to that connection, and I never feel that it's too slow.
Until/unless we move to things like movie download on demand, I can't see where 3mb/s is going to help me. We have Surewest fiber here (used to be Winfirst), and it offers 10mb/s, but I again I can't justify the additional expense. |
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Mike
Premium,Mod
join:2000-09-17
Pittsburgh, PA
clubs:
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Re: Show me the Bandwitdth!!!
You think Chowder Pipeclog is going to last that long?
[text was edited by author 2003-06-10 11:46:02] |
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Archivis
Your Daddy
Premium
join:2001-11-26
Earth | Ah, I see you have pointed out the flaw in my humor. |
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murdok6100
Avatar. Get It, Avatar?
join:2002-06-20
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Re: Normal Users
said by ccoggle :
What does the average home user need with more than 1megabit? Maybe two. I mean honestly, even the average joe at home downloading MP3's doesn't need that kind of bandwith.
I'm not complaining, don't get me wrong. I have 6 room mates and we only have a 1.5/1.5 line. I know what I would do with that kind of line.
Yeah, exactly - I remember a day when we would never need a machine faster than a 486 with a 2400 baud modem. Damn these speed demons! what are they thinking?
murdok610 |
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Taget
@mindspring.com | At those type of speeds
...you could use up your monthly bandwidth allocation in under a minute.  |
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HotRodFoto
Premium
join:2003-04-19
Denver, CO
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Re: The cable industry is so confused.
I was just going to say that. Maybe Comcast is actually being smart for a change, and saying "Hey we are the biggest, let's show these little other cable companies how it's done" and trying to set a standard for others to follow. I don't think they would do caps now, especially after the bundeling/rate hike fiasco. I think they know people are quite pissed at em. Also maybe they see that if they were to cap, people would flock in droves to dsl....and it would hurt them since they are the biggest, and have the most to lose with dsl offered many times in the same service area. |
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MrBeef
Premium
join:2003-01-12
Granger, IN | reply to ccoggle
Re: Normal Users
Maybe for MP3s or websurfing that's fine, but for downloading large game demos, etc. it's great to have access to my 10/10 mbps at work. It's much better not having to wait |
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chachster
Premium
join:2002-08-07
Westerville, OH
clubs:
·AT&T Midwest
| Oh more bandwidth, but what about...
What about concentrating on providing reliable service and superior customer service?? Don't get me wrong, I believe in advancing technology just as the next guy, but I do believe there needs to be a point where ISP's decided to concentrate on keeping their customers happy. No, I don't think that 'better support' should come at an additional cost. Why should someone have to pay extra to get an answer to a problem? Now, the possiblity of getting a discount for no support, but I don't think anyone should be forced to pay for better support.
Now, don't get me wrong, a bigger pipe to the home could mean in selling additional services, etc. Let's just hope they can do that with better support. Just my 2 cents! |
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newview
Ex .. Ex .. Exactly
Premium
join:2001-10-01
Parsonsburg, MD | So do it already, Brian!
All I've seen so far is Comcast media spin about how they are "seriously looking" and "aiming" at increasing download speeds.
I'll believe it when I see it. |
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jtudor
Xm 60's On 6 Freak
Premium,MVM
join:2002-12-07
Morganton, NC
| reply to stet
Re: The cable industry is so confused.
I feel the same about this and about the supposed coming content.
What good is streaming video on demand if the providers are going to cap you when you have viewed 2 or 3 full length movies?
Give up the caps, then talk about providing content!!
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