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Re: Got in Fight with RCN and wont use TIme Warner "Why would it stop when fios rolls out? because verizon might sabotage the copper in the area?"
I haven't a clue. That is why I am asking. It is an MDU. When FIOS comes out I would want FIOS over DSL at any rate, but it is NOT here yet and won't be for ages.
15000/1000 is a good speed which is the fastest offering on the overall basis considering RCN is OVERSOLD and speeds reached during peak are less than 15MBPS.
As for RCN vs Covad support, Covad can't be any worse than RCN has gotten lately. Covad uses Samsung AceMAP DSLAM's which they installed in the CO here.
The best DSLAM's in the CO which can scale in speed for DSL apparently are the Covad Samsung Acemap since Covad is the only one now doing the 15000/1000 speed over DSL.
Verizon proper doesnt do more than 7Mbps and the price is way too high as well.
So the REAL top speed competitors in my area with their CLAIMED SPEEDS (NOT ACTUAL)
RCN 20000/2000 (FTTB to MDU)
Time Warner 12000/768 (FTTC to MDU)
Covad 15000/1000 (ADSL2+ to MDU over POTS, lower than 2000 feet loop length in my case, service is rated for up to 4k feet)
The thing is RCN is OVERSOLD in my area and the company sucks balls although it has the fiber optics in place as well as CLAIMED top speed which is NOT ACTUAL.
Time Warner's issue is Dick Parsons who made some comments which I resent so much and its speeds are lower and more pricey to boot.
So out of the services at this point in time Covad seems to be the best of the 3. I had no problems with Covad in the past, except for Verizon POTS issues due to long loop length. But at less than 2k to the CO and with copper pots underground (not arial), if the copper is in top shape, then I should NOT be having any issues at all.
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