Aggie Dan
Stop... Reverse That.
Premium
join:2001-01-30
Frisco, TX
clubs:
| Too bad they won't leverage Ion.
Back around 2000-2002... Can't remember the actual year, but that's the timeframe, Sprint had their Sprint Ion service. That would have AMPLE bandwidth for what they wish to do if they wanted IPTV service.
Too bad they probably laid off all of their expertise in the product when they shipped 90% of their IT off-shore.
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Dezbend
Premium,MVM
join:2001-04-20
| ION was a Sprint Long Distance venture. Sprint Long Distance is part of Sprint-Nextel not Embarq (although the local division which became Embarq did purchase much of the equipment from the long distance division).
Embarq tech support (and customer service) is based mainly in America. There are a few contract centers out of country (Canada for instance - but is that really a different country - isn't just like Alaska?)
As Embarq is an ILEC not a CLEC, I would not hold my breath waiting for the rebirth of ION. If it came it would come from Sprint-Nextel who got out of the local telephone business.
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CPUYODA
join:2003-01-25
Johnson City, TN | all I know is....
That Embarq will squeeze all the dough they can out of the copper before they EVER lay FTTH.
That comes from a pole climber I know.
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Maxo
Your tax dollars at work.
Premium,VIP
join:2002-11-04
Tallahassee, FL
clubs: | ADSL2+
It's been known that they have been upgrading DSLAMs with ADSL2+ cards for a while now. My guess is that this is going to be their mode of transport for now, but only time will tell. |
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jhaygood86
join:2005-03-01
Marietta, GA | reply to Dezbend
Re: Too bad they won't leverage Ion.
Canada is a different country, with its own government (a constitutional monarchy, with a Queen and Parliament). Alaska is a state of the United States, and not part of Canada. |
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Dezbend
Premium,MVM
join:2001-04-20
| Hi,
I don't think we have met before. I am facetious to a fault and often forget to use emoticons to let people know I am joking. 
I realize that Canada is a different country, eh?
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paulhaskew
Unoffical Dominos Spokesman
join:2002-01-10
Vancouver, WA
clubs: | kiss my a$$
damn retards charge so damn much for phone service its insane... $25 just for a basic line with no other services, before tax/fees... |
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jhaygood86
join:2005-03-01
Marietta, GA | reply to Dezbend
Re: Too bad they won't leverage Ion.
It's alright  . I actually hail from Atlanta, just living in Canada at the moment for personal reasons |
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Titus Pullo
I came, I saw, I slept
join:2004-06-26
 ·Embarq
| said by jhaygood86  :It's alright . I actually hail from Atlanta, just living in Canada at the moment for personal reasons And I'm sure they're damn good ones
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YesIKnow
@embarqhsd.net | reply to Dezbend
Umm Embarq didn't purchase any equipment from the LD division. What was Sprint Local to start with became Embarq and what was Sprint LD and Sprint PCS became Sprint/Nextel. |
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robertfl
Premium
join:2005-10-10
Mary Esther, FL | reply to paulhaskew
Re: kiss my a$$
From what I saw, its $24.00 for voicemail, local service and caller id.
Not a bad price.
Where do you get $25 from?
$19.95 for a basic dial tone.
-Rob |
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Dezbend
Premium,MVM
join:2001-04-20
| reply to YesIKnow
Re: Too bad they won't leverage Ion.
When ION was shut down (well before the merger or subsequent spin-off) Sprint Local purchased many of the ION DSLAMs from Sprint Long Distance to increase DSL penetration in local territory.
The equipment sale I referenced was years before the separation.
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rich
@ca.us | deployment
I believe they may be using Cupria chipsets. www.rimsemi.com |
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YesIKnow
@embarqhsd.net
| reply to Dezbend
Re: Too bad they won't leverage Ion.
Wrong ION DSLAM's, MGX8850's and Passport 6400's were all detroyed as part of the write off due to legality reason's. This equipment was brought to Lenexa, KS to a warehouse and crushed. The ION footprint was much different then the local footprint as we re-sold pairs from the local bell. |
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paulhaskew
Unoffical Dominos Spokesman
join:2002-01-10
Vancouver, WA
clubs:
| reply to robertfl
Re: kiss my a$$
pricing is different for every area... try looking up Stevenson, WA...
EMBARQ™ Basic Home Phone Service with Voicemail
Always get a dial tone
A clear connection with no delays or dropped calls
Our most popular calling features
Your choice of long distance plans
$29.95
Without voicemail, its $25...
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MrMoody
But the Grinch ... did Not.
join:2002-09-03
Smithfield, NC | Internet
I've said it before, I'll say it again. To hell with TV, give me the bandwidth to the Internet. I want 2 mb up. |
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TScheisskopf
World News Trust
join:2005-02-13
Belvidere, NJ
 ·Sprint Broadband D..
| reply to Maxo
Re: ADSL2+
That's what I understand from the guys at the local CO. They expect ADSL2+ equipment to be at least partially installed.
I have been told I have a real great shot at being a lab rat for them.
I sure hope I get a smooth-turning wheel and they clean my cage often. |
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TScheisskopf
World News Trust
join:2005-02-13
Belvidere, NJ
·Sprint Broadband D..
| reply to rich
Re: deployment
I have heard some very interesting things about these rimsemi chipsets from the guys around here. It is my understanding, from both what I have heard and what I have read that this has great promise, especially in the more sparsely populated service areas.
I will have to let my investment counselor friend know more about rimsemi. I have already given him a heads-up. |
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