Smith6612
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united state
 ·Verizon Online DSL
·FrontierNet Intern..
 ·Dish Network
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Re: Verizon, EarthLink
But the one thing is, why is it that Verizon users when they get 3.0Mbps can only get the speed based on distance (like if their line can support 3Mbps sync without a problem, but can only handle 2.2-2.8Mbps with the overhead) when another local telco here, Frontier, syncs at the same speed, but yet a family relative's connection who has slightly more wirelength than the Verizon service in my neighborhood and of course, older copper (the copper in my neighborhood is 6 years old vs. the Frontier line which is 20+ years old) can smack speeds 100+kbps over 3Mbps every time at the same line speed with Frontier? Can someone explain this to me at all? Both connections have the same line stats, authentication type, etc. |
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a333
A hot cup of integrals please
join:2007-06-12
Corona, NY
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May 5th, @05:51PM
| most likely, they're using DHCP, which unlike Verizon's PPPoE protocol, does not eat up 20% of the line bandwidth on overhead.
PPPoE is the reason Verizon users see sync speeds of 3360, which Verizon does to make up for the 20% overhead. |
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Smith6612
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united state | Frontier is using PPPoE and PPPoA on older installs (when they first put DSL in the area for Frontier terretory almost two years ago). No DHCP, what so ever. |
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