pabster
join:2001-12-09
Waterloo, IA
 ·Mediacom
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Re: [Cable HSI] Mediacom MAX 20/2
"Testing" is a loose word. Around Mediacom it can mean many things. 
The real issue will be the 20Mbit down, not the 2Mbit up. A lot of areas can't even handle 8/512 service reliably... |
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Turbocpe
Premium
join:2001-12-22
IA
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December 22nd, @03:30PM
| said by pabster  :"Testing" is a loose word. Around Mediacom it can mean many things. The real issue will be the 20Mbit down, not the 2Mbit up. A lot of areas can't even handle 8/512 service reliably... True, I'd suspect the download side is used more than the upload side. However, the upload side has less capacity and is cable's weak spot.
But I still have to wonder why there appears to be question as to where the capacity is. The NOC should be fully aware of which areas have the capacity for such a release, and if not, start making plans to get capacity added.
This more seems like a guessing game. A few employees and customers that are beta testing speeds are not going to stress the individual areas as much as it will be when it goes live to more customers and thus mixing the times and the amounts of usage between all of them.
Obviously, this is simple minded, and I must be missing something. But I still seems cut and dry. It's not ground-breaking speeds. Mediacom has, or should have, all the necessary information as to capacity, usage and trends to what areas need attention beforehand without beta testing in limited fashion. |
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pabster
join:2001-12-09
Waterloo, IA
·Mediacom
| Yeah, your synopsis sounds about right.
My understanding (I have no facts on this) is that MAX uptake hasn't been all that spectacular. Most are on VIP 10/1 or just the basic 8/512 packages.
It is supposed to be a "free" upgrade for current MAX subscribers, and I've been told wide availability not until perhaps late February but some areas may receive the upgrade a few weeks earlier. |
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elios
join:2005-11-15
Springfield, MO | sweet like i said id settle for 16/2 imo 20/2 is gravy |
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