Iam
@verizon.net | e2140 dual-core processor with 1.6 Ghz speed
e2140 dual-core processor with 1.6 Ghz speed is fast enough for the 50/20 FIOS service if you have 2 GB of RAM? |
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KenAF
join:2006-01-23
Arlington, VA
1 edit | Certainly.
Not all routers can handle that throughput, though. The Actiontec router supplied by Verizon can handle 50Mbps, but only a limited number of simultaneous connections (i.e. not that great for p2p).
If you plan to use p2p, you should probably buy your own router (ex: D-Link DIR-655 or DIR-855), run ethernet cable to the wall, and request an ethernet connection at the ONT.
»Re: Which router to get? |
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aaronwt
Premium
join:2004-11-07
Woodbridge, VA
 ·Verizon FIOS
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said by Iam :
e2140 dual-core processor with 1.6 Ghz speed is fast enough for the 50/20 FIOS service if you have 2 GB of RAM?
A pentium at only 500Mhz would be fast enough. My old Pc had no problems transferring data in both directions at several hundred megabits per second on my gigabit network. |
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ntwaddell1
join:2007-05-13
Templeton, CA | reply to Iam
it is more about disk io, then cpu power. |
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mnl1121
join:2008-01-03
Clifton, NJ
| said by ntwaddell1  :it is more about disk io, then cpu power. yeah but his 2 gigs of RAM will take care of that. it will store it in his RAM then transfer it to his HDD when its ready. |
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ntwaddell1
join:2007-05-13
Templeton, CA | that would be disk cache. |
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Iam
@verizon.net | reply to Iam
So, why does Verizon mention on its page the system requirements: (like you need a processor with a certain speed and etc.)? I think, that page implied my processor wasn't fast enough for certain FIOS speeds. |
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aaronwt
Premium
join:2004-11-07
Woodbridge, VA
·Verizon FIOS
2 edits | reply to Iam
No idea, but this old PC at 500Mhz has no problem maxing out the 30mbs FiOS connection and transferring and receiving from other PCs on my network at 250mbs.
I used to use it for HD recordings back in 2001 to 2004. I also have a 1Ghz machine that I used for the same thing. The HD was done in hardware so it wasn't CPU intensive, and they both never had a problem transferring data at several hundred megabits per second. |
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Vamp
5c077
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join:2003-01-28
MD | reply to Iam
It wont have an issue with transfer rate. But you wont have the fios experience for page rendering.
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mnl1121
join:2008-01-03
Clifton, NJ | reply to ntwaddell1
said by ntwaddell1 :that would be disk cache. exactly. |
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cdru
Go Colts
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join:2003-05-14
Fort Wayne, IN
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said by Iam :
So, why does Verizon mention on its page the system requirements: (like you need a processor with a certain speed and etc.)? I think, that page implied my processor wasn't fast enough for certain FIOS speeds.
Their unnecessary "installation CD" may have software on it that requires a faster processor. Computers with far less CPU horsepower have long been able to fully utilize a 100 mbit network connection. By the time it gets to your computer, there isn't anything different between between a regular 100mbit network connection or a 20/20 fios connection aside from the top speed. |
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