Ulmo
join:2005-09-22
San Jose, CA Reviews:
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| Low Speeds at AT&T Low Speeds at AT&T: perhaps it's a tease to get us to slumber in the bask of Verizon's FiOS investment, only to nip us in the butt when they (AT&T) edges up their speeds. Of course short range VDSL can go much higher than 6mbps, and pair bonding can push the limits further. Lower spending *might* put them (AT&T) in a position to incrementally extend the nodes to the homes as the costs become in what they think is in their favor. In this way, AT&T can slowly jettison their copper plant while Verizon is just wholesale preparing to replace theirs. When either one decides to flick the switch is all future at this point, and can be esoteric in our view of the future right now.
This is supposing, of course, that the competitive nature of AT&T vs. Verizon FiOS exists enough that they even care; they probably don't, since they've already decided not to compete according to which regions they are respectively in.
Once Verizon FiOS turns you on, the only time they have to come back is when someone snips the fiber or the routers or modems melt/leak/fail, or if they do an upgrade to the equipment. AT&T U-Verse is likewise with the addition of continual copper maintenance to replace the continual fiber maintenance, and at least one if not two or three extra upgrade visits. AT&T can even drag it out so that they just don't upgrade you, keeping you eternally behind.
I think USA is considered a dead log; since we don't produce anything any more, they are more afraid of serving us than they are of not serving us. Keeping us behind is in the best interests of the New World Order; the capitalism that backs it up is just backing up the governments that exist (they'd (capitalism) back up pretty much any government, good or bad, that they weren't totally opposed to).
So, the effort to compare AT&T U-Verse and Verizon FiOS and then to the rest of the world is somewhat futile because other bigger things which portend our backwardness are already causing the main problems. Internet as a respite with comparative superiority in at least one thing is now therefore gone.
The hard noses are probably right about this: if you want something like FiOS, settle on FiOS or whatever is better for now, by simply moving to where it is. If you are vested and rooted in a house someplace that doesn't have FiOS, then you are out of luck, although I challenge myself to think of unlucky approaches. |
| Perhaps AT&T should just rip down all copper phone lines, sell the copper for spot on the commodities market or ship it all to China where it can be used in any number of industrial ways. Use the proceeds from the copper sale to rollout more fiber. In 2000 I screamed at them when they made telemarketing calls that ADSL was still not available in our town. Maybe I should have screamed forget DSL and just roll fiber to my curb and bring all the services I want in on the 1 fiber line - TV service, Telephone and internet. Hindsight always 20-20. DSL has served its purpose, but now I consider it mildly overpriced when compared to what a similar household in developed Asian countries can receive for about the same money each month. |
