dslwanter
Broadband blackhole no more
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join:2002-12-16
Lowellville, OH
 ·Armstrong Zoom In..
 ·AT&T Midwest
| reply to DialupFool
Re: New instal of FTTH In Ohio
One thing you guys are overlooking because you simply don't know the area. I live in a similar township just across the county from Jim. No one has had broadband in these townships except the very few who qualify for marginal DSL. A 5mbps connection is "state of the art" to us.
Secondly, this new set-up will have capability to handle whatever comes in the future. This is actually connected to the Armstrong Boardman, OH system which is still a hybrid (FTTN and coax last mile). So while the new wiring has the capability to handle whatever, the "entire" system is not fiber optic. But what we have is a hell of a lot better than what people in the current system have since the fiber feeds directly from the head-end. They won't be able to give us anything more in terms of capacity until they can throughought the whole system. But as far as performance and reliability, we're in far better shape.
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hottboiinnc
Kyle
join:2003-10-15
Toledo, OH
·buckeye cable
| realiabilty is only as good as the provider and if anyone digs and cuts the line.
a system being FTTN doesnt have any weaker realiabilty points than FTTH. performance would be how ever the company manages the network.
I could get the same thing on cable that you could get on FTTH and still pay less. |
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dslwanter
Broadband blackhole no more
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| said by hottboiinnc  :I could get the same thing on cable that you could get on FTTH and still pay less. Um no. Our prices are the same as their current subscribers. In fact, our deals are actually more intisive to get us to sign up, then it goes up to the same pricing after 1 year or whatever. Fiber optic is cheaper than you think. Trust me I have inside sources with this company, that;s why they're laying it here in a semi rural area without question.
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hottboiinnc
Kyle
join:2003-10-15
Toledo, OH
·buckeye cable
| everyone on here has inside sources. so don't think you're special by any means. Hell I get inside information at Lowe's and The Home Depot. I worked for both and still get told stuff that customers shouldn't know. How do you think the media found out about the stores closing? Employees talk to customers.
But as far as fiber being cheaper i didnt say that. i said i can get the same thing that you are and pay less and its on cable. I most likely have the same uptime as you and the same performance.
But you're deals are good for one year. Mine are good for life. Digital phone $13 per month (with taxes) can your cable company beat that? I doubt it. ATT can't touch it. VZ can't touch it. |
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dslwanter
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July 11th, @12:45AM
| OK obviously you're not very thrilled with this topic but we are. This is a fiber optic board and Armstrong did implement FTTH to both Jim's township and mine, whether you think it's good enough is irrelevant. The fact of the matter is, 2 townships in a broadband black hole are finally catching a break and it's FTTH.
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hottboiinnc
Kyle
join:2003-10-15
Toledo, OH | if you were in a broadband black hole how did you get DSL to host your own radio station? Not possible to do from your home without Broadband and you say it was done by DSL.
But one thing is--if companies won't bring it--bring it yourself. |
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dslwanter
Broadband blackhole no more
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Lowellville, OH
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| said by hottboiinnc :if you were in a broadband black hole how did you get DSL to host your own radio station? Not possible to do from your home without Broadband and you say it was done by DSL. And if you would read what was posted before I stated the very few in the township who qualify for marginal DSL. My speed? 384kbps. Reliable? Connection is useless if a thunderstorm is within 20 miles & also drops for no good reason at anytime it pleases. Good for a radio station to function at those times? No. You're literally talking 7 house holds to qualify for DSL. It is a broadband blackhole, again, you don't live here to see it.
The other 98% of the township has never had anything more than dial-up. I see a few poor souls with a hughesnet dish. FTTP from Armstrong cable is about as good as you can get in this area anyway, let alone this township finally getting broadband.
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