Gandalf4503
join:2002-06-27
Las Vegas, NV | reply to Dezbend
Re: more 10 Meg rumors
Holy crap, finally some real speeds. Luckily, I live in vegas. So, we'll see if this comes to be or not. If it does, I'm getting it the day it comes out. |
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Dezbend
Premium,MVM
join:2001-04-20
| reply to Dezbend
another small piece of info came my way about this. Static IP will not be available with the 10 meg product 
I am confident in the information I posted a few days ago.
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scooper
join:2000-07-11
Youngsville, NC | I guess I won't be getting it if it becomes available. Static IP is something I want and am willing to pay for. |
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random_guy
join:2004-07-08
Kissimmee, FL | It's been confirmed. Internal email says it'll be available in Vegas only effective 9/17/07. 10.0/896k. I don't have pricing info, though. Also, you have to have a qualifying MEDR of 8410. |
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orph4824
I Ate What??
join:2001-04-26
Greeneville, TN | reply to Dezbend
My MEDR won't permit me to get 10m service wouldn't get it anyhow without keeping my static IP. |
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MrMoody
Carbon Based Lifeform
join:2002-09-03
Smithfield, NC
 ·Embarq
 ·Skype
·magicjack.com
| reply to Dezbend
said by Dezbend  :Static IP will not be available with the 10 meg product. That's odd, I wonder why. Are they afraid people are going to kill them running servers? It's not like 896 is that much faster than 768.
What's MEDR and how do I find out what mine is?
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random_guy
join:2004-07-08
Kissimmee, FL | MEDR stands for Maximum Engineered Data Rate. It's a reading of the max capacity that your line can handle.
To find out your MEDR, just go on their Tech Support chat and ask.  |
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Gandalf4503
join:2002-06-27
Las Vegas, NV
4 edits | Hmm, this doesn't sound good. I went onto their support and this is what they gave me:
MEDR is 6101 and your AIDR is 6144
Guess I can't get it. I'm pretty disappointed =\
I asked the tech support rep about the 10 meg as well and she confirmed it too, so at least I know for sure it's definitely coming now.
Oh, and the tech support rep was like "Wow, that's the first time a customer ever asked that from me." I guess I made his day :P |
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CapeFish
join:2007-01-16
Tallahassee, FL
 ·Comcast
·Embarq
| reply to random_guy
said by random_guy :MEDR stands for Maximum Engineered Data Rate. It's a reading of the max capacity that your line can handle. To find out your MEDR, just go on their Tech Support chat and ask. Just chatted with EMBARQ,
"6102 is your Medr, you are 0008.84 Kf from CO" |
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Fox McCloud
Crazy like a fox.
join:2006-07-23 | reply to Dezbend
one really has to wonder; why in the heck isn't their upload 1024k? Why did they choose 896k? I mean, sure, it's only 128k, but....picking a number such as 896k is really really odd. |
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Dezbend
Premium,MVM
join:2001-04-20
| reply to Dezbend
The product will require a 660 series modem or one of the newer 2Wires.
I am not sure that current MEDR readings will be used to determine eligibility or if the tables will be updated when the new product is rolled out. Currently I believe 8000 and above indicates a fiber fed community.
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DarnellP
join:2004-10-12
Las Vegas, NV
| said by Dezbend :I am not sure that current MEDR readings will be used to determine eligibility or if the tables will be updated when the new product is rolled out. It seems plausible that Embarq would probably reassess those tables. While there are quite a few newer subdivisions here presumably being fed by fiber, they'd be leaving a lot of revenue on the table by only serving those areas with this new product. |
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Fox McCloud
Crazy like a fox.
join:2006-07-23
·Embarq
 ·Sprint Mobile Broa..
| reply to Dezbend
said by Dezbend :The product will require a 660 series modem or one of the newer 2Wires. I am not sure that current MEDR readings will be used to determine eligibility or if the tables will be updated when the new product is rolled out. Currently I believe 8000 and above indicates a fiber fed community. what does MEDR stand for and what is it, exactly?
Also, I take it that just because (hypothetically) I'm 50 feet (actual length) from the DSLAM to my home, I may not be able to get it? (I actually live about 4500 feet from the DSLAM...but like I said, hypothetical) |
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orph4824
I Ate What??
join:2001-04-26
Greeneville, TN
| MEDR - MEDR is actually a theoretical measure of the amount of data throughput a line can handle, but does not necessarily refer to the amount of data available to the customer at the end of said copper wiring.
Resource: »en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MEDR
AIDR - AIDR, as opposed to MEDR is an actual measure of what an end-user can be provided measured in kilobytes per second—in other words, an AIDR of 3000 means that the end user in question can receive up to 3000 kilobytes per second of download speed.
Resource: »en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIDR
The MEDR given the distance from the CO/RT is thier best guess at what the line could handle, the AIDR is what it will be able to provide. In your example if you were 50 ft away you'd have no trouble getting it, 4500 (best guess since I've never seen any stats on 10m) is that thiers a 30% chance you wouldn't be able to get the 10m service this is based upon my 5m service I'm just shy of 10,000 feet from the CO all copper how I came up with the 30% is I divided my distance and then cut that by a error margin of 15%, I think at 4500 you could get it but it would be marginal, reasoning for me with the 5m at 10,000 I don't loose sync but the attenuation and power levels are within the 10% borderline, a good breeze makes the readings fluctuate +/- 3db(for ever 3db of loss you cut the useable signal by half)
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Fox McCloud
Crazy like a fox.
join:2006-07-23 | my RT is fiber-fed (no DSLAM....YET), that I know...would that come into play any?
Also, around here, all the telephone lines are buried underground, with the exception of the line from the road to the back of my home. |
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orph4824
I Ate What??
join:2001-04-26
Greeneville, TN
1 edit | reply to Dezbend
The MEDR and AIDR only refer to the copper from your home to the CO/RT buried underground is good, its a bit more robust vs a wire hanging in air, and while the ground provides better shielding it also can seep esp if the ground becomes saturated with rain, the hanging wire is smaller typicaly due to weight span from pole to pole the movement from storms and expansion/shrinkage from temperature can weaken connections over time not to mention any exposed copper will oxidize and rust reduceing performance, alot of telcos revenue go into replaceing air strung copper as it degrades, fiber of course is immue to eletromagnetic interference, exposure to air and water can reduce performance however the glass doesn't erode, yet fiber is easily broken from digging or in some cases soft earth and having heavy machinery cross its path, the big benefit to fiber of course is the size and lower loss factors example with my distance from the CO I loose around appox 85% of the signal by the time it reaches my modem, if it were a fiber run that would drop to around 3% given the same distance.
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MrMoody
Carbon Based Lifeform
join:2002-09-03
Smithfield, NC
·Embarq
·Skype
·magicjack.com
| reply to Dezbend
At 4950 ft my MEDR is 6142. I'm beginning to wonder if anyone has much over 6100 until equipment/provisioning is changed over; i.e. it's pointless to get your MEDR now.
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orph4824
I Ate What??
join:2001-04-26
Greeneville, TN | Which modem do you have MrMoody? |
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MrMoody
Carbon Based Lifeform
join:2002-09-03
Smithfield, NC
·Embarq
·Skype
·magicjack.com
| I have two identical Embarq/Zyxel EQ-660Rs. One is brand new they just sent me to (unsuccessfully) resolve my disconnection problem, but the 10-month old one works correctly now that they fixed the problem and is currently connected.
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orph4824
I Ate What??
join:2001-04-26
Greeneville, TN
| reply to Dezbend
Well, according to a friend of mine in NC they were still having problems with the Rocky Mtn redback and just this morning got it resolved. They were having the same issues on both BF2, Skype, and Teamspeak with disconnections.
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