mod_wastrel
join:2008-03-28 | reply to Rob
Re: Maybe so,
That was then; this is now--technology marches on. Fiber can be damaged just as easily as copper. Leave a copper wire to itself and it will last a long, long time--way more than 50 years. |
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Rob
In Deo speramus, God Bless the USA
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join:2001-08-25
Kendall, FL
 ·Comcast
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said by mod_wastrel  :Yes, I have... 50+ years old and still works as well as ever (for what it was designed to do, of course). Any more apples and oranges?  Exactly my point. Why install copper lines, that would require you to upgrade them in a few years, when you can go straight to fiber optics that will allow you to deliver speeds 50x faster than copper? |
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mod_wastrel
join:2008-03-28 | reply to Rob
Yes, I have... 50+ years old and still works as well as ever (for what it was designed to do, of course).
Any more apples and oranges? |
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mod_wastrel
join:2008-03-28
 ·magicjack.com
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Which doesn't mean a lot to someone who can't get FiOS and even less to someone who can't get DSL either. As far as upgrading is concerned, there are plenty of people who'd keep their 768 DSL for $17 instead of going to "cheap" FiOS at $43, which was the point: speed has nothing to do with value, and value is a personal perception.
I have 30/5 FiOS because it was, and still is, the best value for me. |
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Rob
In Deo speramus, God Bless the USA
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join:2001-08-25
Kendall, FL
·Comcast
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said by mod_wastrel :I don't think DSL "wears out" any faster than fiber. Of course it does. DSL uses copper lines. Have you seen the condition of our copper lines? |
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mod_wastrel
join:2008-03-28 | reply to Rob
I don't think DSL "wears out" any faster than fiber. |
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eyekahn
join:2008-06-22
Hanover, MD | reply to mod_wastrel
Yeah, cause when I found out I could upgrade my 1.5 DSL to 5/2 FiOS for the same price, I said "No thanks." |
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Rob
In Deo speramus, God Bless the USA
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join:2001-08-25
Kendall, FL
·Comcast
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said by mod_wastrel :but I don't buy a Ferrari just to commute to work. What you spend is relative to what you need; sometimes, it's not getting there fast that matters... it's just being able to get there at all. Sure, but if the Toyota was only good for 5 years, but the Ferrari was good for 100 years, you'd probably buy the Ferrari. |
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mod_wastrel
join:2008-03-28 | but I don't buy a Ferrari just to commute to work. What you spend is relative to what you need; sometimes, it's not getting there fast that matters... it's just being able to get there at all. |
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