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Re: techies know fios is better said by aaron12345:the problem is the non-techies. Any techie with a choice between cox 15mbps and vz 15mbps would choose fios because of pings, reliability, oversubscription etc... However vz can't become profitable based soley on techies and early adopters. It's sad marketing has the potential to damage a far superior product. Who cares if FIOS is better. The human brain can't perceive the speed difference between a web page rendered at 15 mbs and 10 mbs (all things being equal). Therefore, FIOS will have to compete on price not just speed. Besides cable is capable of having 100 mbs down and up. FIOS will have to give speeds over 500 megabits/sec to have a clear advantage over cable, and we will not be seeing that kind of speed in a decade. Cable companies are not worried about FIOS speed. They are worried about the 800 pound gorilla (Verizon) offering VOIP, TV programming and fast Internet in a package. That's were the real money is these days and cable companies have to protect their market. |
gh4456Premium,VIP
join:2004-04-07
Beverly Hills, CA | I agree, at these speeds, there are going to be other factors in play:
1- Price
2- Reliability
3- Tech Support / Customer Service
4- Ping Times
5- Ability to Run Servers
There is no real need at this time for 15mbs connections. Until other services are offered over the internet (VOD, TV) 99% of the users would rather pay $20 for a 3mbs connection than $50 for 100mbs connection. |
