SolarPup
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| Qwest Advertising FIOS?
»www.qwest.com/residential/intern···00001762
Odd how this is being sold....
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orange
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join:2008-04-16
Tucson, AZ | quote:
*Fiber optics exists from the Neighborhood Terminal to the Internet. Higher speeds not available in all areas.
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ppmolina
join:2005-12-16
Houston, TX | reply to SolarPup
FiOS is a Verizon brand name, not a technology. Qwest will never sell FiOS.
What do you find odd about how Qwest is selling it? |
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SolarPup
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clubs: | They're tagging it as fiber optic service, but truly its copper to the terminal then fiber out from there |
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orange
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Tucson, AZ | reply to SolarPup
Ugh, technically, it *is* fiber optic service. Technically, any service is also fiber optic service, since the backbone is fiber.
But any service (except FTTP services like FiOS) is also a copper/coaxial service. |
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CopperMonkey
join:2007-12-18
united state | It's fiber-to-the-node service, so it doesn't go all the way to the house. Some people might find their wording misleading, so clearing it up helps. |
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dynodb
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join:2004-04-21
Minneapolis, MN | reply to SolarPup
Hardly anyone cares whether it's copper or fiber to the home. 20M is 20M, no matter which medium is used. |
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wingman99
join:2003-12-18
Bettendorf, IA | reply to SolarPup
Whats more reliable fiber of copper |
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wingman99
join:2003-12-18
Bettendorf, IA
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June 22nd, @06:19PM
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CopperMonkey
join:2007-12-18
united state
| @dynob: Qwest can't offer anything higher than 1Mbps upload due to ADSL2+ limitations, so fiber to the home would be better since you can get much better upload.
@wingman: If the copper is of high quality and if the DSL network is built well enough, then copper can be just as reliable as fiber. I've only had 4 outages since the end of 2005, none lasting more than about 20 minutes. |
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wingman99
join:2003-12-18
Bettendorf, IA
·Qwest.net
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June 22nd, @11:05PM
| said by CopperMonkey  :@wingman: If the copper is of high quality and if the DSL network is built well enough, then copper can be just as reliable as fiber. I've only had 4 outages since the end of 2005, none lasting more than about 20 minutes. My DSL network goes through phone lines it's been a constant battle to have the techs maintain it, I feel that fiber does not have shades of gray |
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dynodb
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Minneapolis, MN
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said by CopperMonkey :@dynob: Qwest can't offer anything higher than 1Mbps upload due to ADSL2+ limitations, so fiber to the home would be better since you can get much better upload. True, but who markets broadband based on upstream speeds?
Up until very recently, a lot of cable providers were only offering around 386k up.
In any case, Qwest isn't going to be deploying FTTH except in limited circumstances (such as housing developers who contract with Qwest to provide it). FTTN ADSL2+ is certainly a step up from ADSL; there are still a lot of people eligible for 5M or 7M that still only opt for 1.5M. |
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hurfy
join:2002-08-06
Spokane, WA
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What is odd?
They are no doubt fighting off the comcast ads bragging about their FO network...
Seen the comcast ads but not similiar qwest ones here.
I assume all the cable qwest is laying around is for this. Saw them stuffing a reel of cable under the main N-S road this weekend. Talk about pulling cable, they pulled under 4 blocks of the main road....i have a hard time with one wall  |
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