Guspaz
Guspaz
Premium,MVM
join:2001-11-05
Montreal, QC
 ·Colbanet
| Not that big an improvement
This is nice, but it's not quite as big an improvement as they state, as they're understating the capabilities of existing technologies. ADSL2+ should do about 19mbit at 6000 feet, and their tech supposedly does 26mbit.
That's an improvement, yes, but they're claiming "existing technologies" do 15mbit at 5500 feet, when it's closer to 20mbit with ADSL2+ in reality. |
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RadioDoc
58ef2c0
Premium,ExMod 2000-03
join:2000-05-11 | Pretty sure VDSL2 can blow the doors off of 26 megabits at that distance, too.
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Toolmaster of La Grange. |
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DaneJasper
Sonic.Net
Premium,VIP
join:2001-08-20
Santa Rosa, CA
clubs: | reply to Guspaz
We've just gotten competitive ADSL2+ test loops up. Thread here:
»First real world ADSL2+ test loop up
-Dane |
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Guspaz
Guspaz
Premium,MVM
join:2001-11-05
Montreal, QC
·Colbanet
| Bell Canada rolled out ADSL2+ service to the general public a while ago, offering 7/1 and 16/1 tiers. Unfortunately, wholesalers (as the CRTC (our version of the FCC) requires them to share the DSLAMs) are not yet permitted to use ADSL2+ profiles, only g.dmt.
We're hopeful that the larger wholesalers will be able to offer ADSL2+ services some time this year. Providers that colocate their own DSLAMs in Bell's COs already are able to offer ADSL2+ services in very limited areas, but the only company with decent coverage has an incredibly bad reputation/service quality. |
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