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Re: The Last Mile is the Longest
said by MrMoody  :This is cool and all but ... I have an Embarq DSLAM about 3/4 mile from my house, and it's fiber fed. (Un)fortunately the housing density here is not that high, so I won't hold my breath waiting for them to run fiber to my house. ADSL2+ works well though, faster than anything TW/RR offers here in both directions, and more reliable. Hey Embarq, how about VDSL? I'm 4,900 feet from my remote terminal, and it's fiber fed...sadly though, it doesn't have a DSLAM (yet)...bummer eh?
Either way, I'm definitely not ever expecting fiber at my location, but, fortunately, I think the potential is definitely there.
Either way, correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't Embarq offer the 2nd fastest DSL speeds in the US? (with Speakeasy being #1 at 15 megabits per second)
Either way, I can't see telco's being able to milk DSL past 20-25 megabits, except for people that live right on top of a DSLAM....as I put it to a friend "telecoms will have to go all fiber, one day".
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