antioch
join:2007-10-06
Pomona, CA | Different numbers here.
We offer 5/2, 15/2 and 30/5 here in So Cal. |
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rantou
join:2002-06-04
Richardson, TX | ... And at price points that are much higher than in those markets with 10/20/50 as well. |
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mdembski
join:2001-04-04
Washington, DC | speed vs latency
I would much rather that they improve the latency than give me more speed |
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aaronwt
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join:2004-11-07
Woodbridge, VA
 ·Verizon FIOS
1 edit | 30/5 for $55 here
I have the 30/5 tier here in Northern Virginia for $55. The 20/5 tier is only $50 so the extra $5 is worth it. The only bad thing is you can't get a bundle with the 30/5 tier and you can only get a 1 year agreement for that price. But it is nice and fast. And the latency is low as well. At least it's consistent with what I also get with my Comcast connection. |
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AmnChode
Premium
join:2001-03-27
San Antonio, TX | reply to mdembski
Re: speed vs latency
My latency is fine....I would rather have some more upstream myself... |
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TKJunkMail
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join:2002-03-03
Avalon, NJ
 ·Sprint Mobile Broa..
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|  BBR visitors are ouliers and not the mainstream users
The same people today who say they NEED 100 mbps will be the same ones who need 1 gbps the second they would get 100 mbps. And they represent .001% of all users.
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kreggo
join:2003-03-10
Pearland, TX | Yes, and we would pay for it, if it was available. |
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subman87
Another day in the Brentwood
join:2000-11-24
Harrison, NY | reply to mdembski
Re: speed vs latency
Totally agree. |
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nasadude
join:2001-10-05
Rockville, MD
·Comcast
| 50th in the world, here we come
I wonder if the U.S. will ever get to 100Mbps. Typically, if the bandwidth is provided, people and companies will figure out new ways to use it. Japan and S.Korea don't seem to have any trouble finding applications that use 100Mbps.
If the telcos don't want to provide it, they won't. And there is nothing that can be done about it with the current state of the industry.
so, the U.S. will continue to fall behind the broadband leaders in the world, with all that implies from a technological and financial standpoint.
If fast, inexpensive, ubiquitous broadband had been pursued as diligently as the Iraq war by this administration, we would probably already be at 1Gbps broadband. Instead, all we got was this lousy war. |
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morbo
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join:2002-01-22
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| vz: offer 100bps, watch cable wilt under the pressure
if they have the capacity, they should at least offer it as a package. sure, it will be freaking expensive at first. but is there any cable package that would even come close? plus the additional strain it would put on the cable system = win win.
think like this vz: get the geeks on your side. they recommend services and companies to many others. all the regular folk ask for their advice. who will they recommend? |
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rgillis70
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join:2002-12-30
Herndon, VA
1 edit | reply to kreggo
Re: BBR visitors are ouliers and not the mainstream users
said by kreggo  :Yes, and we would pay for it, if it was available. It is available in Texas. just not from Verizon and not cheap.
»www.infobahn.com/research-information.htm
2 T-3's come close - one OC3 should cover you.
Edit - For the OC3 it looks like you will need to have a business name for, but you can grab 3 T-3's at home.  |
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Chris 313
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Houma, LA
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said by kreggo :Yes, and we would pay for it, if it was available. Yes indeed. I may not NEED it, but I can certainly find one or two apps I use everyday that would be capable of using that bandwith right now.
Streaming video and pushing the needle on downloads. |
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TKJunkMail
Enjoy the sun
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join:2002-03-03
Avalon, NJ
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said by rgillis70 :said by kreggo :Yes, and we would pay for it, if it was available. It is available in Texas. just not from Verizon and not cheap. » www.infobahn.com/research-information.htm2 T-3's come close - one OC3 should cover you. Yes, but you are being nastily practical.  They say they will pay. I'd like to see which ones will cough up $20,000/mo for an OC3. 
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telcolackey
The Truth? You can't handle the truth
join:2007-04-06
Death Valley, CA
| reply to kreggo
said by kreggo :Yes, and we would pay for it, if it was available. 100Mb is available. You can order it from many carriers as a business line. I doubt however you would pay the real cost that they would charge. |
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DaveNJ
No Fear
join:1999-09-01
New Jersey | Up speed is never a consideration
Why is always down-speed the issue. I could never use 100m, just give me 10/10. |
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S_engineer
join:2007-05-16
Chicago, IL
·Comcast
| reply to rantou
Re: Different numbers here.
Wtf hppened to the 40 mbps service in a decade that then president Clinton promised in 1997. Tax incentives were given to all providers, and yet we're lucky to be in an elite tier with 8 mbps. This is crap...or Comcrap in my case!
You're right about the pricing to, this too was supposed to come down...yeah right.
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gaforces
United We Stand, Divided We Fall
join:2002-04-07
Santa Cruz, CA
1 edit | reply to TKJunkMail
Re: BBR visitors are ouliers and not the mainstream users
said by TKJunkMail :The same people today who say they NEED 100 mbps will be the same ones who need 1 gbps the second they would get 100 mbps. And they represent .001% of all users. Lets just skip 100mbps and go right into 100gbps.
People who have upgraded from dialup to dsl or cable have noticed a large difference in speed and people who Ive spoken to are very pleased with it.
Those same people didnt realize what the difference would be, and are now happily surfing, posting, chatting, gaming, etc.
And now thier lives are much richer, they meet and chat, interact with people around the world.
When they were on dialup it would take so long to do these things that they would become discouraged and find something else to do.
Now that we/they are learning what can be done with all that bandwidth, it is being put to good (or bad) use.
Life is too short to have a slow net connection.
Faster IS better!
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kreggo
join:2003-03-10
Pearland, TX
| reply to TKJunkMail
Now you're just being silly.
We are discussing consumer broadband offerings such as Verizon FIOS. Try to keep on track here.
Verizon charges around $50 for around 30Mb. I submit that they could offer a faster package at a higher price point and people like me would happily buy it.
I'm just saying that it doesn't make any sense for a provider to flat out refuse to sell an item when customers are asking for it and willing to pay for it. |
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kreggo
join:2003-03-10
Pearland, TX
| reply to telcolackey
And why would a consumer buy a business line?
Business lines cost more because they include service level agreements, guaranteed data rates, etc.
Consumers don't need these things.
I am a consumer. Say that slowly so you can remember it.
C o n s u m e r .
I just want more bandwidth on a consumer circuit and I'm willing to pay more for my 100Mbps than you pay for your pokey 6Mbps. |
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axus
join:2001-06-18
Washington, DC
·Verizon Online DSL
| heh
I'm not bandwidth hungry, though I'd like to get to a point where I can run my own servers at home instead of needing a webhost. I really just want to get back to the days when I had 10mbit up, 10mbit down, and no restrictions besides obeying the law. |
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