Faster FiOS Network Upgrades > Suddenly 9.5 mbps up doesn't seem so special.

Suddenly 9.5 mbps up doesn't seem so special.

...yup! ...to that 1% of the customer base that cares.

"Someone like you was around when people like me were complaining about 608/80"

huh?

FYI.. not only was I an early adopter of 384/128 Pacific Bell DSL for $90 a month, a 2 year commit, and $300 install + $120 alcatel 1000 modem fee, I was the first guy in Sacramento to have it installed.. at least according to all the press people, and company officials that were at my place.. but then again, I guess I've been through all the growing pains too. When the service first came out, unlike some, I was doing ANYTHING but complaining... I was EXTREMELY happy to pay that $90 a month for it. Many people can THANK the likes of me for shelling out the money for the service to get it off the ground so they can have the $14.95 1.5 or $20 3.0 DSL they enjoy today.

And also.. it's an hour.. it's not like you're running on a tread mill for an hour.. start the transfer and let it go.

I'm not saying that faster speeds aren't nice to have.. but, like you said, musicians, especially the ones you're talking about, are still that small percentage.
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"Complaining is the least path of resistance for the self-reitchous and lazy ... those who also never take the time to point out a good fortune when the opportunity presents itself. It says a lot about one's moral character." - Unknown

Musicians were just an example. Sessions do go up to 4-9 gigs so, an hour with FIOS beats 14 hours on Comcast. There is absolutely no excuse for stopping the progression of technology just because a few people won't care. The people who don't care now will in the future when someone comes up with an idea that brings with it requirements for more bandwidth.

This was said about so many technologies, that were "just for nerds" that are now widespread. If R&D didn't bother going for better just because joe blow doesn't care, we'd live in a very different world. There are many reasons not to go for better. It won't work, it'll cost a ton of money, it has no practical use. But.. because the average user doesn't care? No, I don't buy that.
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Time to rewrite the DMCA.

You're right.. and I agree with you..technology should always push forward.

Now.. also take into consideration this:

If you were a service provider with large land based networks, would you invest in every single incremental technology that give a little more? That's what you're asking/getting-at.

Think computers.. starting at the 700mhz, then the 800, 900, 1.0, 1.2 and so on. In that path, I didn't upgrade from a 700 until the 1.2 came out. The next step was a 2.0, then a 3.0. I didn't make a bunch of little moves as the cost was too much. I waited a little for the technology to really convince me.

Cable/DSL providers are in the same boat. The market is uber competitive, and consumers want the prices lower. (A little misplaced desire, but I digress) At the same time, they consumer wants more. (Makes no sense in the real world) Cable, for example, isn't going to move from DOCSIS 1.1 to 2.0 with 3.0 on the table. There's not a lot of reason to make a move to 2.0.

In case you haven't noticed, technology HAS improved and people HAVE in fact seen it. DSL was only 256 for a while then moved up to that 1.5 limit. Now, in a few short years, you see people getting up to 7.0 - and prices are going down.

Cable use up to 1.5, not you see speeds at 16 and in some rare cases, 30. It's only really been about 7 years since broadband was really adopted and it became 'the way to connect to the internet'...

Technology is being tossed out almost daily.. people are coming into new ways to push more at faster speeds to more people. Like you, the consumer, with people throwing HD TV and other stuff your way, do you buy? or do you take a step back because you KNOW the moment you buy that TV, something better will be out in a month for a little less even (possibly) ...

Operators are no different. They ARE consumers just like you. They also have to ensure that people are going o buy it. I personally don't think that things have not moved forward .. in the last 7 years, much have moved forward. To be honest, Verizon, in their glory of Fios, sat on that technology for those same 7 years. WinFirst and Surewest had been running fiber since 2000. Fiber isn't new.. it's just new to Verizon. There are many fiber projects that have been going on for a while now.

No one said this was a technology just for nerds... and to be honest.. yes, you're group is in the minority. Minorities DON'T pay the big bills it takes to upgrade these networks with the new technologies. I know it's hard to swallow this, but your group doesn't matter to them - and I agree. They move at the pace of the bulk of their clients in this capitalistic society we live in. Supply and demand doesn't get driven by the 1%. Other people in your needs actually spend money to have the resources needed and don't expect charity from another business to give it to you at a cut rate price unlike others who are more professional in their operation and realize that if they need to push the data, they put in T-1's or better. Just like if you run a business from home, have a real need for phone lines but feel you can't afford them and you want better for less. (Sorry, call me Simon Cowel here, but sometimes the truth needs to be told and it hurts)

But, to end with what you started off with - again, no one has stopped progression.
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"Complaining is the least path of resistance for the self-reitchous and lazy ... those who also never take the time to point out a good fortune when the opportunity presents itself. It says a lot about one's moral character." - Unknown