fcisler
Premium
join:2004-06-14
Riverhead, NY
| pathetic 10Mbps/896kbps
Wow...that's pathetic...absolutely pathetic....not even a full meg up?
In order to be getting those speeds, they must be using ADSL2.
I didn't realize that ADSL was just THAT sh*tty! | |
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 indy0365
join:2001-08-25
Franklin, IN | Re: pathetic just bring back ion oh wait too much $$$$$$ lost | |
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old_dawg
"I Know Noting..."
join:2001-09-22
Westminster, MD
| Re: pathetic said by indy0365  :just bring back ion oh wait too much $$$$$$ lost Yeah, make that billions (that's with a "B") as well as the
thousands of employees kicked to the curb.
Enter WiMAx, the next ION ! 
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| wispagod
join:2001-06-28
House Springs, MO | Re: pathetic well at least when the only thing around was dial up , it was easy buy a 2400bauf or s 28.8 baud modem  gezz i miss the simplicity of the good ol day's | |
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Fox McCloud
Crazy like a fox.
join:2006-07-23
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| Re: pathetic said by wispagod :well at least when the only thing around was dial up , it was easy buy a 2400bauf or s 28.8 baud modem gezz i miss the simplicity of the good ol day's I really like the latest and greatest thing, but even then, I know your exact feelings; there's times when things weren't so advanced that choices were a lot simpler. | |
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Fox McCloud
Crazy like a fox.
join:2006-07-23
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| Re: pathetic said by MrMoody :Actually this is not strictly true. In order to run 3 Mb up, the equipment must support Annex M, which the current modems do not. A firmware update might do it or it could be that the hardware is not capable of it at all. Then there's the DSLAMs as well. 896k is the approximate net speed you get from the maximum ADSL2+ 1024k connection. My mistake.
I would certainly hope Embarq has been putting in ADSL2+M cards into their DSLAM....I can see the modems not being able to handle it, but that would only require a new modem; big deal.
The one silver lining about ADSL2+ and ADSL2+M is that it supports port bonding; therefore, we could theoretically see speeds around 96 meg down and 14 meg up if they wanted to...I highly doubt they'll do this though. | |
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Fox McCloud
Crazy like a fox.
join:2006-07-23
·Embarq
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| Re: pathetic said by MrMoody :I'd pay $89 for 20/2, and have one of the fastest residential connections in this entire FiOS-free state. But I doubt they'll do it any time soon either for several reasons, among which are: No competition at that level in virtually any of their territory, special customer equipment & pro install required, increased support headaches, increased more difficult maintenance, limited port availability, bandwidth hogs would be even more so ... not to mention the fact that Embarq is very lacking on backhaul bandwidth.
I personally think what Embarq is attempting to do, as of now, is to light up as many RT's and CO's with DSL as quickly as possible so they can attain 100% coverage some time in late 2008-2009 (I'd think 2009). That way, they don't have to worry about "oh, this area can't get DSL" or "hey! No fair, we're the last town in Embarq territory to get DSL". Then, once that build-out is completely, hopefully they'll address their backhaul issue....if they don't...I don't see how they'll make it... | |
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MrMoody
But the Grinch ... did Not.
join:2002-09-03
Smithfield, NC | You want to see pathetic, 10/896 would be more than double the speed of Time Warner's highest tier in this county - in both directions. | |
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