1 edit | Fiber fast, huh? Does TWC offer symmetrical residential tiers, much less normal tiers that are as fast as FiOS? Nope. Do cable companies still use satellites for cable TV? As far as I know; correct me if this is wrong, but last I checked that's how it is. Shame on them.
@BSD24; telcoms have used fiber in their networks since the 80s iirc. When did cable start using HFC? | |
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 | | Re: Fiber fast, huh? Fiber also uses satilite to broadcast. | |
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join:2000-04-05
Elmhurst, NY | said by CopperMonkey:Do cable companies still use satellites for cable TV? Sorry to break it to you but just about all services get the majority of their programming from satellites, and then broadcast it to their customers. Besides, was this meant to be a knock on cable? LOL! Shame on them? Shame on you! | |
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Hingham, MA | Re: Fiber fast, huh? The only way to avoid satellites would be to only watch local programming, which in most areas is basically just the local newscast, since I think even the networks and syndicators use satellites. | |
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join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY
kudos:1 | said by CopperMonkey:@BSD24; telcoms have used fiber in their networks since the 80s iirc. When did cable start using HFC? Mid to late 1990s. Remember when you first were able to order PPV with a remote? Thats when Fiber came to your neighborhood. | |
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| | | Re: Fiber fast, huh? @ patcat88: Since I've been on satellite the whole time (started on C-band with a 9.5' dish, then moved to DirecTV), I don't. I'm about a half-mile from the end of the HFC network, and have been for a long time; my house isn't even wired for cable access.
@JSY & fiber2000: I never said that other providers didn't use satellite. I was making a point by saying cable still uses satellite for TV broadcast, which cable companies continue to leave out of their satellite/FiOS-slamming advertisements. | |
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| Re: Fiber fast, huh? said by CopperMonkey:@ patcat88: Since I've been on satellite the whole time (started on C-band with a 9.5' dish, then moved to DirecTV), there is so much on c-band with the 4dtv its not funny. not including the Ku band side. Doesnt included other signals that are also free to air.  | |
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1 edit | Re: Fiber fast, huh? I only have an analog receiver to go with it, and new digital ones are something like 400 dollars (and then there'd be the cost of a dual-band LNB if I want more channels). DirecTV made more sense since it allows multiple rooms to watch different channels without moving the dish. | |
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