| Zhomg Copper WTH I thought fiber was the only way to obtain high speeds...  |
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 ·Verizon FiOS
| said by ninjatutle:I thought fiber was the only way to obtain high speeds... no, but it's the best way. |
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| Well, people here tend to think its fibre or the highway |
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fiberguyMy views are my own.Premium
join:2005-05-20
kudos:3 | reply to nasadude
said by nasadude:said by ninjatutle:I thought fiber was the only way to obtain high speeds... no, but it's the best way. I have DOCSIS 3.0 with the 50/5 speeds and I have rock solid internet.. speeds are consistent, and my ping times are at about 30 or less. Glad my cable system is built largely on fiber with just a small amount of coax in the line.
Fiber/Hybrid.. doesn't matter so long as the network is run properly. |
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 spewakR.I.P DadkinsPremium
join:2001-08-07
Elk Grove, CA
kudos:1
 ·Clear Wireless
| said by fiberguy:said by nasadude:said by ninjatutle:I thought fiber was the only way to obtain high speeds... no, but it's the best way. Fiber/Hybrid.. doesn't matter so long as the network is run properly. That last statement of yours FGuy is so true. You could be blessed with a pure fiber network provider (like Surewest) and still have terrible connectivity and/or speeds. Not that we do, mind you. 
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fiberguyMy views are my own.Premium
join:2005-05-20
kudos:3 | Actually, one of my family members lives in Roseville, CA and has Surewest 20/20 Fiber internet.. I PcAnywhere into his machine many times to help him with his computer. I also have a business in Sacramento on Comcast HSI running at about 20/2 right now.
So far, the Comcast connection is much more responsive and appears to operate much faster and closer to its speeds. The Surewest account takes forever to respond to the initial load of the computer.. and, for a pure 10/10 fiber connection, it just doesn't act like it.
Makes me wonder just how good Surewest is running their network. They reach their 10 down regularly, but their upload is typically about 5 meg, half of the speed.
I don't consider this "terrible" like you said.. but, I'm more shocked that it's not a much more rock solid connection.
One thing I will say about Surewest, over Comcast,... never an outage... yet.  |
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 sapoCruising Down Memory LanePremium
join:2002-09-16
Sacramento, CA
kudos:1 | Don't remember such a bad experience on the Elk Grove side of Surewest but would have to do a real benchmark. |
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