Qwest: $1 Billion Would Provide 95% DSL Coverage > DSL is still inferior to 100 or 1000mbps Lan

DSL is still inferior to 100 or 1000mbps Lan

The loss is minimal like 3 percent
for copper its 97 percent so I am correct
you are basing your opinion on disinformation heard from another misinformed user who is never used optic fiber or done any research on it
your opinion are bias and you need to do some more reading on fiber optic before coming to this conclusion.

here is some reading for you misinformed user
10 or 20 years whatever fiber only been around for the last 5 years so those claim are bs or bogus!
»en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_fiber

If you're just trying to win an argument, its very amusing

Here is some interesting information about signal loss and fiber.

»store.a2zcable.com/fiopcadi.html

reply to jadebangle
fiber has been around a lot longer than 5years. HA!

How do you think the Internet was built off FIBER! AOL even built their own Fiber backbone back in the day! TWC has been offering RR for more than 5 years! Excite@home was around long before 5 years ago

you need to do your own research and stop relying on Wiki

Thats very funny for someone who is not on fiber broadband

FTTN fiber to the neighborhood?

I don't consider dsl,cable copper based fiber just cause the backbone aka central office are partially fiber optic.
Are you calling analog dialup fiber broadband too because you see the isp uses fiber wire to handle all the traffic?
again most of you are still clueless how fiber give amazing bandwidth when connected directly to your home
when i said 5 years i meant for average consumer. i never even heard about it before verizon fios came into existent that was in 2003... which mean the majority of us about 99.9 percent. before that it was still in developement so give me a break. dsl,cable is an 80's technology, fiber is 90's but did not come into use for broadband until much later

your nuts! flat out nuts!

And you're very funny by saying that just because the last mile is not FTTH the entire thing is not fiber.

You said above that FIBER has only been around for 5 years. I said NO! It's been around longer and now your claiming the last mile because someone proved your wrong.

But then again youre the one that claims that SureWest cable DID NOT buy your cable company but instead is another overbuilder to your area.

You need some help.

And Surewest has had FTTH BEFORE VZ. Just because its not a national company does not mean it wasn't done. Qwest was one of the FIRST Phone companies to do VDSL and offer CableTV. But because it wasn't national or nationwide it wasn't "important huh". You need to get over VZ and stop dreaming you'll have them some day.

And again FIBER WAS AROUND BEFORE CABLE TV service!

reply to jadebangle
Okay, jade, I coordinated the installation of fiber to a hut for DLC, at a DS-3 rate on multimode fiber in the late 80's, I assume that that is at least 20 years ago. I have supervised the installation and maintenance of fiber optic multiplexers up to and including OC-192. And they do have loss budgets that have to be taken into account. Let me ask how much fiber you have put in the ground and spliced?

reply to jadebangle

but DSL is suppose to be such a great product! talk about someone not giving truth in advertising.