| reply to Rick
Re: Look At The Numbers Rick, do you realize your on a DOCSIS network, sharing a collective 38 mbps bandwidth with at lease 100 other people?
Do the math. 38 mbps / 100 users = .38 mbps per user ratio. And that is only with 100 people, its likely much higher.
Now do the same for U-verse. Oh wait, it's not shared until it gets to the VRAD, and there is at least 2.4 - 10 gbps there.
100 users x 6 mbps = 600 mbps.
Ok, lets do DOCSIS 3:
160 Mbps / 100 users = 1.6 Mbps collectively each.
and a double wide DOCSIS 3 channel:
320 Mbps / 100 users = 3.2 Mbps collectively each.
Even with U-verses 6 mbps per consumer, they still have collective access to nearly 2-4x the bandwidth as a DOCSIS 3 node with 100 people on it.
I can't argue that 6mbps is faster than a cable docsis node giving users 5-20 mbps of burst traffic, since not everyone is online at one time, but the combined resources available on a docsis network is considerably less than a U-verse node.
You act as if 6 mbps is the end all for U-verse, but it's only the beginning. Comcast didn't start off by giving it's users 20 mbps. They started at only 1.5 mbps or less. In time, U-verses capacity will really be put into full swing. After they get things running smoothly, and any issues worked out, they will start pair bonding, which will deliver anywhere from 50-60 mbps to long reach homes, and 100-200 mbps to closer homes. And if 2 pairs isn't enough, then bond 3 or 4 pairs. By that time, AT&T will be able to offer faster internet packages, such as 25 mbps or 50 mbps, or even 100 mbps and beyond. And unlike a cable DOCSIS 3 node, it has gigabits of available capacity at the VRAD, instead of just 160 mbps on a cable node.
I love cable technology just as much as you Rick, and I believe in the technology. But until the cable companies drop the analog channels which chew up 80% or so of the bandwidth available on the coax, AT&T will simply have more bandwidth available for two way data than a cable node has. They may not be giving users the raw bandwidth you want now, but trust me, it will come, their network is very capable of delivering it. |
