coolent
@comcast.net | I want 50Mbps Uverse by 2009 also!!!
We can do it! |
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baineschile
2600
Premium
join:2008-05-10
Sterling Heights, MI | Too Bad that.....
FiOS will only be in 15% of the footprint that cable and dsl currently have. It would be nice to have a truly competitive market. |
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RockCake
Premium
join:2005-07-12
Woodbridge, VA | Still waiting...
I'd be happy with just 10 Mbps FiOS; STILL not available in my area!  |
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JSRoman
Premium
join:2005-03-10
Callahan, FL | Verizon chiefs not thinking it through.
If you have a weapon( 100Mbps FiOS)that you only have to fire once then you fire it and get the speed marketing war over before it even begins.
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Dogfather
Premium
join:2007-12-26
Laguna Hills, CA | Overkill and overpriced
I had Verizon 50Mbps tier and had a hard time finding use for it. Giganews was about the only servers I could find that could serve me at 50Mb, otherwise I still saw a typical 20-30Mb on the high end. |
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Katie
@ipfw.edu
|  Killed the competition
I'd love to have the 50/20 but won't get it. It all comes down to the pricing. If it was 50/10 and bundled with the other two services I would signup for it presuming the price was reasonable. By Verizon coming out with the 100Mbps they have effectivly killed the competition. No other provider unless they had FTTP would be able to match this. Verizon has set themselves up to be a leader unchecked until soemeone else can beat them. |
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MrMaestro
join:2007-03-26
Tampa, FL
| reply to Dogfather
Re: Overkill and overpriced
said by Dogfather  :I had Verizon 50Mbps tier and had a hard time finding use for it. Giganews was about the only servers I could find that could serve me at 50Mb, otherwise I still saw a typical 20-30Mb on the high end. And believe it or not my 300baud modem used to be more than fast enough...100mb is for the future and bragging rights.. |
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N3OGH
Bear patrol must be working like a charm
Premium
join:2003-11-11
Philly burbs | reply to Dogfather
True, the only benefit besides bragging rights I can see to this is transferring files to another Fios customer with the 100 MB service....
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Dogfather
Premium
join:2007-12-26
Laguna Hills, CA | reply to MrMaestro
Far future. |
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Matt
Take me down to the paradise city
Premium
join:2003-07-20
Jamestown, NC
 ·North State Commun..
| said by Dogfather :Far future. Define "far" ...
2 or 3 years ago you would have had a hard time finding a pipe to fill a 15Mbps connection. Now that's extremely easy. So in 5 years I doubt you'll have trouble filling a 100Mbps pipe.
That is all moot however. The problem is (like when multi-core processors were introduced) you're thinking about the uses for a 100Mbps pipe wrong. It's not about a single high-speed download, it's about MULTIPLE high-speed downloads/streams with no little to no delay. |
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Dogfather
Premium
join:2007-12-26
Laguna Hills, CA
 ·Cox HSI
 ·Verizon FIOS
 ·Cox VOIP
·ViaTalk
·RoadRunner Cable
·MegaPath
·Verizon west (ex G..
·Time Warner VOIP
| 5 years is an eternity in technology. And this is a 'light-switch' upgrade for Verizon. Current fiber deployment would support 100Mb service in shared topology and with GPON which isn't hugely expensive upgrade it is even easier.
Unlike cable, this isn't a 'need to plan for' type problem for Verizon. Their current fiber deployment supports 100Mb in shared topology and with GPON upgrades, which isn't a 'major' investment it is even easier.
And sure, I can think of a future of where we could conceivably use 100Mb service...a couple of 1080P IPTV streams could do it alone. But that kind of offering will be a long time coming, thus 100Mb won't be of any use for a long time coming. |
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DarkLogix
join:2008-10-23
Baytown, TX | reply to Matt
Hundred shmundred I want gig |
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keshavrs
join:2003-12-19
Wilmington, DE | reply to N3OGH
i hope the other tiers become faster and cheaper as a result of this proposed upgrade. even better for existing customers... |
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Raficoo
join:2006-11-14
| great..
now i have an Extra reason to Envy u all 
for over a YEAR i have been stuck with this ****ty Connection.
Note: each 1,500L.L(LEBANESE  lira)=1$
that summer to approach is taking longer than i thought 
Note: each 3zt(POLISH zloty)=1$ |
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Shamayim
I already have a Messiah.
Premium
join:2002-09-23 | Thanks for the reality check  |
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Killa200
Premium
join:2005-12-02
Spring City, TN
·AT&T Southeast
| Flipside
This is interesting for the other side of the market... the server end. Those of you who actually have a hand in web hosting.... When is the last major change in speed / cost per mbit you can remember to hook in a colo or feed a dedi.
Eesh, might as well start hosting from home with things like this, TOS abiding or not... |
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maartena
Super Grover
Premium
join:2002-05-10
Orange, CA
·RoadRunner Cable
| reply to JSRoman
Re: Verizon chiefs not thinking it through.
said by JSRoman :If you have a weapon( 100Mbps FiOS)that you only have to fire once then you fire it and get the speed marketing war over before it even begins. Problem is that you can market 100 Mbps all you want, but it isn't going to get you anywhere if FIOS only has a very limited area of where it is actually available.
The are advertising FIOS here on local TV, and the Los Angeles area is about 60% Verizon, 40% AT&T.... besides the fact that at least 40% will never see FIOS, only about a quarter of the remaining 60% is FIOS ready, and they are mostly suburbia-areas right outside of Los Angeles.
FIOS is nice as a product from a technical point of view, but Verizon promising to wire up all of New York before 2012 and Philidelphia before 2011 does give you some insight in how long it will take to wire up a city.
In contrast, DOCSIS 3.0 deployment (which can also deliver 100 Mbps) can be done on existing cables, and just needs equipment on the head-ends replaced, and anyone wishing a subscription with DOCSIS 3.0 speed, need to replace their modem.
The deployment of a 100 Mbps speed, is probably going to be easier for cable companies. And less costly. |
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dadkins
Can you do Blu?
Premium,MVM
join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
·Comcast
| reply to N3OGH
Re: Overkill and overpriced
said by N3OGH :True, the only benefit besides bragging rights I can see to this is transferring files to another Fios customer with the 100 MB service.... No shit!
What good is having 100mbps when nearly everyone else had 6mbps - slowest link determines actual speed.
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maartena
Super Grover
Premium
join:2002-05-10
Orange, CA
·RoadRunner Cable
| reply to Dogfather
said by Dogfather :I had Verizon 50Mbps tier and had a hard time finding use for it. Giganews was about the only servers I could find that could serve me at 50Mb, otherwise I still saw a typical 20-30Mb on the high end. Those kind of speeds are more useful when you have a family with teenagers, that are ALL on the computer at the same time youtubing, playing online games, webcamming with bff-whomever, using vonage to chat, watching the latest sport highlights, AND downloading from usenet, torrents, etc....
Most people don't see beyond what speeds could do with one computer and one person operating.
It's just me and my wife, but I am happy to have 15/2, because we are both internet junkies.  |
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Josimars
join:2001-04-24
Port Chester, NY | reply to RockCake
Re: Still waiting...
I am more interesting in MSNBC than 100 MB speed |
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