dadkins
Can you do Blu?
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join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
 ·Comcast
| Uh huh...
»lw.pennnet.com/articles/article_···d=233568
"Pinnacle will deploy the company's FiberPath 500 system to 1,800 customers in its Lavaca exchange. The GPON system offers 1.2 Gbit/sec downstream and 622 Mbit/sec upstream bandwidth for the delivery of advanced voice services, symmetrical high-speed data service, and Internet Protocol TV (IPTV). The system is fully compliant with ITU FSAN standards."
Bolding mine.
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odreian615
join:2006-01-18
Chicago, IL | thats not too bad
20-25% isnt bad for a hardly populated state (backwoods) |
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BigCreek
God Is Good.
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join:2002-06-25
Heber Springs, AR
| Backwoods?
The people in towns and suburbs all over this state who can't get broadband might differ with the characterization.
There's a commercial strip center near here (Wal-Mart Super Center, KFC, Taco Bell, etc.) where AT&T won't deploy DSL. Too backwoods I guess.
The primary problem is that this state is mostly under the thumb of AT&T/SBC who, for whatever reason, simply won't deploy DSLAMs in many of their COs and almost none of their RTs. Too backwoods I guess.
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clickie
join:2005-05-22
Monroe, MI | reply to odreian615
Re: thats not too bad
And home to one of the most advanced data centers in the world.
That would be Wal-Mart. |
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Necronomikro
join:2005-09-01
| reply to odreian615
The urban population of Arkansas has risen steadily. The rural population declined from the 1940s through the 1960s, but in the 1970s it again increased. Nevertheless, the urbanizing trend continued. By 2000, 53 percent of the people of Arkansas lived in areas defined as urban. The average population density in 2004 was 20 persons per sq km (53 per sq mi).
In the 2000 national census, Arkansas had 2,673,400 inhabitants, compared with 2,350,725 in 1990.
Thanks for calling my state "backwoods". |
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Necronomikro
join:2005-09-01 | reply to clickie
Aye, we're the home to walmart. We're also home to Acxiom, one of the biggest data center companies in the world.
Acxiom is an industry leader in the area of grid computing with its CII (Customer Information Infrastructure. |
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razzorr
join:2002-01-31
Fort Smith, AR
·Cox HSI
| reply to BigCreek
Re: Backwoods?
True Fort Smith is the second largest city in Arkansas and you can not get DSL in all of it. To add that in places where the real expensive houses are you can not DSL but, in the older part you can.
The old 100+year copper work real good to (sarcasm). |
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JohnA
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join:2003-09-16
Pittsburgh, PA | reply to dadkins
Re: Uh huh...
I rather doubt that Pinnacle will be seeking out that 25% of the state either. |
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dsless
join:2001-05-16
Pittsburgh, PA
| reply to Necronomikro
Re: thats not too bad
said by Necronomikro  :The urban population of Arkansas has risen steadily. The rural population declined from the 1940s through the 1960s, but in the 1970s it again increased. Nevertheless, the urbanizing trend continued. By 2000, 53 percent of the people of Arkansas lived in areas defined as urban. The average population density in 2004 was 20 persons per sq km (53 per sq mi). In the 2000 national census, Arkansas had 2,673,400 inhabitants, compared with 2,350,725 in 1990. Thanks for calling my state "backwoods". I do/did live in WV and it is backwoods/Podunk take your pick. Population 1.7m and steadily decreasing. |
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NewMariner
join:2005-06-24
| reply to Necronomikro
25% of 2,673,400 people is only 668,350. Out of that how many of those live out in the boonies....
I think BBR is blowing this out of proportion...thats not alot of people....and most of those probably live out in the boonies away from civilization anyway... |
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radougherty
join:1999-07-23
Austin, TX
·RoadRunner Cable
| Yep, backwoods
I have a work at home person about 35 miles SW of Little Rock. I tried to find anything other then POTS dial up for here and get nothing. I tried to get a 56Kbps DS-0 line installed for our frame network and SBC came back and said it would cost $100,000 for a build out at the CO for her since the CO couldn't even support a DS-0. Yep, backwoods. |
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SilenceGold
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join:2003-07-31
Benton, AR
1 edit | Charter in Saline county doesn't even provide cable internet because they are not even set up to. Too many promises "Coming soon" from them.
SBC won't sell aDSL to me but Earthlink will? Speeds are equal to what SBC would have sold to me but more expensive than what SBC packages are.
That tells you about the region that is south west from Little Rock.
The best broadband coverage of ever other than in the captial city of Arkansas is Russellville. I used to live there, the choices were awesome. It covered almost the entire Pope County.
I'm stuck in Benton so bring on the BPL. |
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Kearnstd
Elf Wizard
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join:2002-01-22
Mullica Hill, NJ | isnt Benton where Walmart world HQ is? one would think the town of walmart would have tons of BB options.
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SilenceGold
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join:2003-07-31
Benton, AR | No. That is Bentonville which is at the very northwestern corner of Arkansas. Tyson is another large company in Arkansas but is located nearby in Springdale. |
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BigCreek
God Is Good.
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join:2002-06-25
Heber Springs, AR
| reply to Kearnstd
That would be Bentonville.
But Benton is a sizeable town next to a sizeable city. There should have been lots of alternatives there.
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dg2
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join:2004-01-22
Lowell, AR
·Cox HSI
| reply to Kearnstd
Wal-Mart's office is in Bentonville. It's about 150 miles from Benton. Bentonville has pretty good coverage in town (Cox, ATT), but like most local towns suffers once you get out of range of the CO.
Wal-Mart has their own stuff, and doesn't use much of the local infrastructure. |
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dg2
Premium
join:2004-01-22
Lowell, AR
·Cox HSI
| AT&T, heal thyself
Perhaps one reason is that AT&T (formerly SBC) has developed a habit of building RTs and leaving them dark. If AT&T would DSL-enable some of those existing RTs, the percentage would probably decrease.
Before you flame, I'm talking about fully-built RTs, and yes I can give you examples and pictures.  |
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BigCreek
God Is Good.
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join:2002-06-25
Heber Springs, AR
| said by dg2 :Before you flame, I'm talking about fully-built RTs, and yes I can give you examples and pictures. Me too.
Had a conversation with an AT&T lineman recently. He said essentially every RT in the state already has a rack/shelf set to hold the DSLAMs. All AT&T would have to do is set the equipment and jumper it to the voice and start taking customer orders. But they have "decided not to". His words.
Wish someone could 'splain this to me.
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SBC Static DSL; Linux. Terrific wife & kids; live on a farm by Big Creek. Software & network consultant. |
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Thorax
Premium
join:2003-09-13
Huntington Beach, CA
| Been there, suffered that
I had to pay 150$ a month in Fayetteville for a ISDN line....it was the ONLY choice I had.
Can you say I'm god with hyperterminal?  (you have no idea how often you have to config obsolete crap thru hyperterminal).
I'd wager it's closer to 50-60% of Arkansas that can't get broadband....likely higher.
SBC/AT&T are lying dogs.
BTW, I was less than 1 mile from UofA Fayetteville and had the fibre optic multiplexer for the entire northwest Arkansas 5 houses down the street from me (read about 300 yards).
I love the state, gorgeous country.....I won't be going back any time soon though, for above stated reasons. |
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azinator
CS is the DEVIL
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join:2000-08-12
Alma, AR | FTTH
I just want some FTTH! |
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