 DaSneaky1Done wall to block them allPremium,MVM
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Re: One thing is clear... Verizon's only competition will be cable ISP's. Cable has the bandwidth (capability, and coming technology) to stay in the game for video and HSI. It's just really sad to see SBC take their approach to upgrading their network.
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 insomniacOh YeahPremium
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1 edit | said by DaSneaky1D:It's just really sad to see SBC take their approach to upgrading their network. If this article is accurate, I agree. "Fiber to the press release" seems to sum it up well. And the fact that this is why they've essentially stopped lighting additional RTs for DSL... I had higher expectations.
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DaSneaky1Done wall to block them allPremium,MVM
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The Lou Reviews:
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| What's even more sad, just because you have DSL available doesn't mean it's worth getting. I had DSL for nearly 3 years, but my line distance was too long and a slight breeze caused sync loss. In the end, my service was basically 768k/300k.
If Dave called DSL "low speed DSL", then I had "low speed, low speed DSL" compared to what I can look forward to from cable providers. SBC didn't upgrade my neighborhood for more stable service back then, and I sure don't expect them to in the future.
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said by DaSneaky1D:Verizon's only competition will be cable ISP's. Cable has the bandwidth (capability, and coming technology) to stay in the game for video and HSI. It's just really sad to see SBC take their approach to upgrading their network. You don't really think that SBC, a monopoly, would be stupid enough to not think about the future right? I am pretty sure that SBC will have a much lower price on ADSL2 for your mother and your grandmother who only checks email and do a little web surfing. That market is very very profitable.
Then SBC will market their ADSL2 as low-end and have something just as fast as cable and fiber for the geeks. |
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Look at the money difference in Verizon ($20 billion) compared to SBC ($4 billion). How do you think Verizon is going to get the money back? You may get a higher speed but you are going to be paying 5 times the amount SBC (and it won't be 5 times the speed). Also SBC is upgrading existing lines but putting FTTP where appropriate (yes, to the rich, what company wouldn't, but also any new home construction...) There current infrastructure can still be updated to FTTP when the ROI is right. |
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 bokambaChengdu RocksPremium
join:2002-04-05
Falls Church, VA | Verizon isn't charging five times as much for FiOS as SBC charges for their service. |
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