partysource
join:2000-11-25
Phoenix, AZ | About Time
Whoo Hooo
Bring Phoenix, AZ the speed! |
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odog
Cable Centric Vendor Biased
Premium
join:2001-08-05
Norcross, GA
clubs: | $200 bucks a sub for an FTTN deployment, this is definitely going to be high income, high homes per mile thing that's for sure! |
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dynodb
Premium,VIP
join:2004-04-21
Minneapolis, MN
| said by odog  :$200 bucks a sub for an FTTN deployment, this is definitely going to be high income, high homes per mile thing that's for sure! Verizon is spending around 4 times that for FIOS; $200/sub isn't that high at all. |
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dynodb
Premium,VIP
join:2004-04-21
Minneapolis, MN | 20Mbps- but is it data?
They say that they're to offer 20M bandwidth; that doesn't necessarily mean that it'll be in the form of a 20M Internet connection if they're talking about video. |
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DanHo
Premium
join:2002-05-20
Seattle, WA
| Re-read the article. Qwest is still planning on delivering TV via its relationship with DirecTV.
It would be nice to actually have a service that could actually compete with Comcast in this area. For me Qwest DSL is a non-player.
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CO_Chris
Premium
join:2001-08-28
Broomfield, CO
 ·Comcast
·Earthlink Cable Mo..
 ·Comcast Digital Vo..
| reply to partysource
Re: About Time
said by partysource :Whoo Hooo Bring Phoenix, AZ the speed! NO Bring it to DENVER please. |
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PDXPLT
join:2003-12-04
Banks, OR
| At least they're being even-handed in deployment ...
My weekend house way out in the woods is in Qwest territory. It has DSL(!) It may be slow compared to what some people are used to, but at least Qwest gave us something. Driving around much of the rural parts of Qwest territory around here, I see alot of those mini-DSLAM cabinets that Qwest uses. Good for them.
Contrast this to Verizon, where unfortunately my main house is located. All they're doing is deploying FIOS to the same select group of 'high-value' customers that already have DSL. They'll never bother to deploy even DSL in my neighborhood. |
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WontDeliver
@cox.net
| Is this more hype which customers won't actually see?
Interesting considering they continue to refuse to offer higher then 1.5mbps to many of us who live within a mile of the CO. On the web site they promise us 7mbps and the phone reps sell us 7mbps but when the tech arrives he says he is not allowed to install more then 1.5mbps. |
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Slacker44
join:2001-05-10
Gilbert, AZ | VDSL
If this is for VDSL I can get it. I had it once through Qwest and I enjoyed it. It just wasn't as good as the Dish/Cox setup I have now.
20mb will be tempting but will Cox move to 3.0 by the time Qwest gets this out? |
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jinjimbob
Troy Mcclure
join:2001-11-13 | RT want the 7 Mbps first
We want the 7Mbps speeds first . . . any idea is the RTs will be fed with fibre so we can get these speeds? |
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bent
not broken
Premium
join:2004-10-04
Loveland, CO
clubs:
·Comcast Formerly ..
| BFD
The CEO notes they'll spend between $70-100 million on FTTN this year and another $200 million next year. "We really believe that this is the responsible (cheapest) way to get our bandwidth to our customers," insists Mueller. Considering Qwest serves around 10 million customers, it's responsible, but not particularly ambitious. I guess FTTN is a step towards FTTH, but why is Qwest halfassing it? Commit the bucks, roll the trucks, and let's get out of the 20th century. |
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Yauch
join:2005-06-24 | .
said by TFA :
it's responsible, but not particularly ambitious. Things are rarely both. |
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Phylop
Premium
join:2002-11-17
Reston, VA
1 edit | Where's my symetrical 45mbps?
I don't know if everyone has forgotten, but the telcos were given $200,000,000,000 in order to deploy 45Mbps connections to a good chunk of the country by 2006. The whole FTTP/FTTH/FTTN, has been pretty half-assed in respect to this.
So, this is why I get really pissed off when a big broadband provider goes on and on about how they are being innovative and "upgrading" their customers, and then charging us more and more for these speeds. Technically we've already paid for it, and haven't gotten it! Why does this country let big corporations get away with this, and then suck the life out of it's citizens? |
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dynodb
Premium,VIP
join:2004-04-21
Minneapolis, MN
| reply to DanHo
Re: 20Mbps- but is it data?
said by DanHo :Re-read the article. Qwest is still planning on delivering TV via its relationship with DirecTV. It would be nice to actually have a service that could actually compete with Comcast in this area. For me Qwest DSL is a non-player. That they plan to continue their relationship with DirecTV does not imply that they aren't going to offer IPTV. |
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CCTVTech
Premium
join:2003-04-23
Phoenix, AZ
clubs:
 ·Integra Telecom
·Cox HSI
·Qwest.net
 ·GoDaddy Hosting
| Upload?
20M down is great but what about the upload speed?
I have 7M down & 800K up, I just wish I had 2M up.
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Tzale
Proud Libertarian Conservative
Premium
join:2004-01-06
Sweden
 ·Verizon FIOS
·Optimum Online
| reply to odog
Re: About Time
said by odog :$200 bucks a sub for an FTTN deployment, this is definitely going to be high income, high homes per mile thing that's for sure! $200/sub is NOTHING compared to what Verizon and some other companies are spending. The difference in price is mainly that it is FIBER TO THE NODE and NOT FIBER TO THE HOME.... Personally, I think FTTH is a much better investment since it is nearly limitless compared to FTTN.
-Tzale |
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Tzale
Proud Libertarian Conservative
Premium
join:2004-01-06
Sweden
·Verizon FIOS
·Optimum Online
| reply to CCTVTech
Re: Upload?
said by CCTVTech :20M down is great but what about the upload speed? I have 7M down & 800K up, I just wish I had 2M up. By then, I expect FTTH/FTTP/FTTN will has to be symmetrical to be competitive. We're already seeing Verizon rolling out 20mbps/20mbps for $60/month, so I don't see why in 2 years it won't become the defacto standard for SOME companies.
-Tzale |
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fiberguy
My views are my own.
Premium
join:2005-05-20
| reply to odog
Re: About Time
said by odog :$200 bucks a sub for an FTTN deployment, this is definitely going to be high income, high homes per mile thing that's for sure! .. and why is that? I don't understand this belief system that high income homes spend more money on television, broadband, and telephone services - that's not necessarily true.
They are more stable in their paying habits, but as for them spending more? Not that I've seen anywhere.
Usually poor or low income families will dump more money into the extra RGU's before the high income family. HIFs tend to spend less on television services and encourage their kids/family to do other activities. Trust me, rich people don't get rich by spending money.
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fiberguy
My views are my own.
Premium
join:2005-05-20
| reply to Phylop
Re: Where's my symetrical 45mbps?
Not challenging you.. but, do you have any links to information that speaks of this?
If this is in fact true, then maybe it's time to launch law suits?
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Phylop
Premium
join:2002-11-17
Reston, VA
| said by fiberguy :Not challenging you.. but, do you have any links to information that speaks of this? If this is in fact true, then maybe it's time to launch law suits? »www.saschameinrath.com/2006jan31···d_for_it
»www.newnetworks.com/broadbandscandals.htm
»www.metafilter.com/48795/New-Boo···ve-Fraud
»www.muniwireless.com/article/art···iew/5011
They all link back to the book $200 Billion Broadband Scandal. |
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