cwruck
join:2004-08-13
La Crosse, WI | Well well well...
Bout time!  |
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Tarheels Fan
Premium
join:2006-01-05 | 25 trillion bits per second...
Can I get this for $30 per month and no contract? |
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ztmike
Mark for moderation
Premium
join:2001-08-02
Michigan City, IN
 ·Comcast
| In with the new, out with the old?
So are they going to drop the old fiber altogether and go with this new bendable fiber instead?
I wonder if this new stuff is cheaper?
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GVI
@sbcglobal.net
| said by ztmike  :I wonder if this new stuff is cheaper? I wonder if this new stuff means that people who work with it for years on end won't have shredded hands?
As I understand it (and this is the Global Village Idiot talking here, mind) techs who handle fiber optic cable end up with glass fragments in their hands. Which meant that techs had to retire after X number of years simply because their hands were no longer any good.
(Not to mention the dangers of getting hit in the eye with a loose end of cable.) |
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Not You
@centerpartners.com | Flawed Video
Anyone else notice that when he's going through the demo with the staple gun that the video feed goes completely black? They then cut, and we come back to a fresh video on the monitor. |
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questionable
join:2005-10-18
Phoenix, AZ | Yes i noticed that also. wonder if he cut the line LOL |
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FiL
Premium
join:2005-08-16
Silver Spring, MD | Ankle breakage
That guy looks like he's about to break the crap out of his ankle...lol. |
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jvanbrecht
join:2007-01-08
Bowie, MD | I wish....
They had this stuff before they did the install at my house.. and tore up my backyard and back of my house (they destroyed the brickwork patio since they could not route around it easily) |
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ztmike
Mark for moderation
Premium
join:2001-08-02
Michigan City, IN
·Comcast
| video
I uploaded the video to YouTube..for those that don't want to download it or to lazy you can see it here
»www.youtube.com/watch?v=BH7wOg9cB-I
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kba4
join:2001-10-23
Canton, OH
·RoadRunner Cable
| stock?
anyone else feel that corning's stock might go up, at least a little based on the inevitable sales they will make? its currently $24, anyone financially savvy want to respond?
»finance.google.com/finance?client=ob&q=GLW
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illegal wars, prisoners with no trials, and state controlled media. welcome to the land of the free! |
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VEng
@verizon.com
|  reply to questionable
Re: Flawed Video
I saw the demo live - it does not loose signal at all. Loss topped out around 0.10.
In the verizon world, the only concern will be who will be placing the fiber. It will be used mostly for MDU locations, and in parts of VZ, that has historically been contractors placing microduct, and the VZ techs pull the fiber drops through. If the techs place the fiber, then they will be the ones up in the drop ceilings stapling to the rafters. Unless it is new construction, it could be a challenge. |
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NOCMan
Verizon Fios User
Premium
join:2004-09-30
Flower Mound, TX
| reply to ztmike
Re: In with the new, out with the old?
No. It will be used where it makes sense to use it. Regular fiber will still be cheaper for now.
I have been pushing our suppliers to start thinking about this for Data Centers where sometimes we have issues with bent fibers. Never can seem to make server admins aware if they bend them they wont work. *shrug* They just yell at us network guys until it's fixed. |
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Le Roy
Skillz
Premium
join:2002-05-03
Biloxi, MS | Good move?
Might be a good time to buy some shares, possibly.
If only I knew how to buy shares, I'd buy some. |
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CylonRed
Premium,MVM
join:2000-07-06
Bloom County
| reply to kba4
Re: stock?
Depends on how much it will contribute to the bottom line profits. If they sell a LOT of it and can charge a premium and increase profits by 30% it will be a good thing if you own it. May take 5 or so years for it to become a large profit maker, may take less. Someone else could patent a new way of doing it and take away their sales if they sell the cable at a lower price... |
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odreian615
join:2006-01-18
Chicago, IL | Att is you watching
I would like to forward this video to them |
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BosstonesOwn
join:2002-12-15
Everett, MA
clubs:
·Comcast
| reply to NOCMan
Re: In with the new, out with the old?
I have trouble shot some fiber to storage units where the server admins had just jammed the fiber and bent it around corners like they did with cat5 , and yet they wondered why the array cant hit 4 gig transfer speeds without the error rate sky rocketing.
Some people just don't understand how sensitive these can be.
Im really liking the rugged drop cable , might have to push for this when we start building our new datacenter.
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BosstonesOwn
join:2002-12-15
Everett, MA
clubs: | reply to Not You
Re: Flawed Video
If you noticed it was a video loop and it was just a black section of video during one of the cuts back to the cornings logo.
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"It's always funny until someone gets hurt......and then it's absolutely friggin' hysterical!" |
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Qumahlin
Never Enough Time
Premium,MVM
join:2001-10-05
united state
| reply to GVI
Re: In with the new, out with the old?
Maybe that was the case some time ago, but I know a few fiber layers/splicers two of which work for Verizon and the 3rd works for Comcast and they've never mentioned this issue to me...i'd imagine its something that would come up in our normal convos as we always talk about the various job hazards etc |
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cob_
1310nm Of Goodness
Premium
join:2003-07-08
Tulsa, OK | Couple of things
I don't think normal single-mode fiber bend radius is all that limiting. It will probably be cost-prohibitive to use this stuff over mitigating extreme bends with regular fiber. |
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heat84
join:2004-03-11
Fort Lauderdale, FL
·Comcast
 ·AT&T Southeast
| reply to GVI
Re: In with the new, out with the old?
said by GVI :said by ztmike :I wonder if this new stuff is cheaper? I wonder if this new stuff means that people who work with it for years on end won't have shredded hands? As I understand it (and this is the Global Village Idiot talking here, mind) techs who handle fiber optic cable end up with glass fragments in their hands. Which meant that techs had to retire after X number of years simply because their hands were no longer any good. (Not to mention the dangers of getting hit in the eye with a loose end of cable.) They weren't allowed to wear gloves?  |
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