Rick
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join:2001-02-06
Waterbury, CT
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| I can't help but to see it differently
11 years ago...count em..11...I had RR service.
And that was made possible because Time Warner built out their network with fiber. In the years that followed TW...and the whole cable industry as a whole...spent a reported 100 Billion dollars on these networks.
But yet..now the presumption is..they shouldn't be able to talk about it?
Verizon comes along..makes it a buzz word..but yet TW is supposed to sit silent about what they did..years earlier?
Coaxial cable when combined with fiber to the node in what is referred to as a HFC network is a VERY effective medium in which to deliver HSI over. It is not fiber to some old twisted pair..aka Uverse..that we're talking about.
TW has continually stayed at the forefront in terms of speeds over the years..and today offers very competitive speeds and services..even compared to fios which should be noted..is STILL a very minor portion of Verizons total network. If anyones been pumping up the propaganda..I think it's Verizon given how SMALL a service area they actually serve with Fios as of right now. And..how many years it will be to completion.
One also has to consider the real world usage of an internet connection. Just because someone has a 20Mb fios connection doesn't mean that it's always going to be faster than someone on a TW connection. There are many factors to consider. And the plans that not only TW offers..but most cable operators as well..are extremely competitive with the best that fios offers today. In the limited markets it does offer it.
This doesn't mean that I don't think that TW should move swiftly ahead with docsis 3.0. Because I do. But all things considered..they're not behind the curve when compared to the totality of the telco's networks.
And I think they have every right to talk about their fiber as well.
After all..they were a decade ahead of the telcos installing it.
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Austinloop
join:2001-08-19
Austin, TX | Here in Austin, the first fiber went into the telco plant in the mid to late '80's. So the CATV company was using fiber in the '70's? |
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Boogeyman
Drive it like you stole it
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join:2002-12-17
Huntsville, AL
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No one is upset that they are saying they use fiber in thier network. People are upset that they are implying that the fiber to the node in TWC's network is the same as fiber to the home in VZ's.
It would be kind of like a car company saying thier hybrid vehicle was the same as an all electric vehicle just because both of them use batteries as an energy source at some point in the powertrain.
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bogey780
join:2004-03-19
Here | reply to Rick
'After all..they were a decade ahead of the telcos installing it.'
How were the cable companies installing fiber in the 1970s? |
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Rick
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join:2001-02-06
Waterbury, CT
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said by Boogeyman  :People are upset that they are implying that the fiber to the node in TWC's network is the same as fiber to the home in VZ's. Sorry but I missed the part where they ever said that.
What i've seen them say in their ad's is that they use fiber in their networks too.
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Dilligas
join:2007-10-30
Windsor, ON
| reply to bogey780
One simple soulution. ITS ALL COPPER AT SOME POINT in the network, whether it be at the node or at the side of your house. Docsis 3 is needed by the cable companies, also the general population is not too technical, people just want the service to work at a decent price....most of the people that point the finger and say FTTH is better than FTTN might be technically minded but blind when it comes to knowing how all topologies work. Docsis 3 is needed, less homes per node passed also is needed but to have full blown fiber to the home, only time will tell whether that is the true way to go or save some cash and launch similar services on existing infustructure. Also too, Cable companies built their fiber networks when it was expensive and more cost effective to build a HFC network. 5 yrs from now if the cable companies decide to upgrade to fiber to the home or even fiber to the tap things will be that much more cheaper. Verizon is taking a risk at all or nothing when it comes to this. I defend both FTTH and FTTN but there is alot more coax has to offer than one may think!
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Boogeyman
Drive it like you stole it
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join:2002-12-17
Huntsville, AL
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They arent saying it, they are implying it. Kind of like how hand soap says its antibacterial, but doesnt tell you that it has a fraction of the amount of antibacterial ingredients that the stuff the hospitals use does.
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Rick
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join:2001-02-06
Waterbury, CT
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| lol. but why shouldn't they be able to IMPLY and SAY what they've had since 1998?
I was getting 1500k ~ 2000k speeds coming off RR's network...RR's FIBER TO COAXIAL network...when the rest of the world was heavily engaged in paying AOL for less than 56k dial up service.
RR's ENTIRE network is comprised of HFC..whereas Verizons fios is in but a minor portion of their's...with YEARS more needed to fully develop it.
But yet..Verizon runs around talking about Fiber like it's the holy grail..
and TW can't talk about theirs without being accused of "implying" that it's like Verizon's?
The MAJORITY of verizons network is much slower DSL than
TW's HFC network is.
Again..if anyones pumping up the propaganda based on REAL World..company to company comparisons..
It's certainly not TW who is doing it!
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jmn1207
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join:2000-07-19
Reston, VA
 ·Verizon FIOS
| The campaigns discussed in the article are being implemented in areas where FiOS is in direct competition with Time Warner Cable's products.
And I think the FiOS customers promote fiber like it's the holy grail, not Verizon.  |
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Professor666
@mit.edu
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I live in Lexington, Mass and have Verizion FIOS and it is hands down the most reliable and fastest connection I've ever had. The internet connection totally blows away the cable modem I had with Comcast and the HD television is superior even to what I've watched with DIRECTV. I don't care who had what first, the only argument I accept is performance and FIOS has it. |
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RadioDoc
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join:2000-05-11
1 edit | reply to bogey780
I'm pretty sure Time Warner was still ATC back in the 70's stringing coax for their 28 channels of stale reruns and bicycled HBO tapes. |
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Slidetbone
Mazin Go
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join:2002-11-10
Land O Lakes, FL
| reply to Rick
Ummm...I believe all networks use/ have used fiber for their long haul trunks. Nothing new, but TWC is twisting the truth a more bit than wee..
Any copper medium coupled with a fiber feeder is a good transport than all copper/coax. That too is common knowledge. Thanks to urban expansion, engineers thought that out very well instead of using copper/coax runs with amplifiers.
But copper/coax does have a frequency limit. DOCSIS 3 is just an improvement over the present protocol that deals with compressing frequencies more effectively to introduce more "options" like IPv6...sort of like cramming 10 pounds of poop in a 5 pound bag..fiber coupled with coax just eliminates the overall attenuation.
I believe AT&T was the first to use fiber optic as a long haul LD trunk transmission medium...everyone else followed. |
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fiberguy
My views are my own.
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join:2005-05-20
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In Sacramento, Fiber went into play, replacing microwave fed hubs fiber fed hubs, back around 1991.. It was not necessarily used for two-way communications, however, it did end the limitations of the microwave transmissions and, for the time period, dramatically cleaned up the PQ big time. Fiber has been deployed by both for years on end, but it's how they use it and for what that makes the difference.
Anytime you replace copper with fiber, things are bound to improve. However, it's not to say that if you don't have fiber to the home you don't have good service - that's just plain BS to those who claim it.
In all honestly, this whole advertising BS that people, here, are complaining about and trying to throw conspiracy theory at is also plain BS.
To be honest, no one cares, for the greater part, if fiber is at your door step or in the neighborhood. People care about prices, value for their dollar, options and services available, and reliability.
The truth is, if you could tie two cans together with string and deliver 300 channels of digital cable and a decent high speed internet towards the average consumer at a good price and it's reliable, THE MAJORITY and Plurality of consumers would care two-cents about the fact it was two cans and string as the last mile.
Seriously, this entire thread about fiber is nothing more than fan-boy talk. 95% of the people out there really could most likely care 2 cents about how the service gets to them which is clear.
If it were Verizon's FiOS product being all the rage, they'd have 100% penetration to all homes passed in the areas they serve. The truth is, they don't and they are far from it. That alone should, but it won't, put all the BBR fan-boys notion that "fiber matters" to bed.. but like I said, it won't.
Is this post all in direct relations to what you said, Austin? no.. I just wanted to comment about the deployment of fiber and then a few other things at the same time. |
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jmn1207
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join:2000-07-19
Reston, VA
·Verizon FIOS
1 edit | Verizon's FiOS has a record that appears to make it a better overall product wherever it has been deployed. It would most likely be the preferred service in the Twin Cities area if Verizon decided to deploy it there, too.
All I can suggest is to look at any compilation of reviews where FiOS can be rated with any amount of accuracy. In fact, not only FiOS, but FTTH in general seems to have one thing in common wherever it is available. The customers all seem to prefer it over anything else when any measurable rating system is used to judge it. If it wasn't for billing issues, it would be even more embarrassing for cable providers trying to keep up with FiOS.
Deployment of FTTH is time consuming and costly, but it's really just a slow death for cable. Even DOCSIS 3.0, which is hardly even available to most, could be made obsolete with very little cost and effort where fiber has been strung to each residence.
You would be short-sighted to assume that the customers' demands will not continue to increase, and these customers will seek faster and more reliable connections in the near future. Copper simply will not be cost effective for the last mile, be it coaxial or twisted pair. |
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