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Mountain and DOCSIS 3.0

Don't know, but don't expect it any time soon... there is no reason to upgrade, no "Verizon FIOS" of the north. If they have already upgraded to a Cisco "10k" UBR they need to add timing cards, modular interfaces, a new IOS, plus free up analog channels, then recalibrate return for 6.4 Mhz channels, plus purchase the actual modems. Lots of coin there for not much benefit... (i.e. no new revenue stream like it was with VoIP) and no competition offering similar speeds. Look how long it took them to launch On-Demand.

reply to QuantumFlux
There's no reason for Mountain Cable to upgrade infrastructure because Hamilton is monopolized.
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"I am against net neutrality" - Urbanriot

reply to QuantumFlux
Yeah I finally got a response back stating the obvious. Lack of competition is such a poor excuse though.

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Mountain Cablevision’s DOCSIS 3 upgrade is tentatively planned for deployment in 2011.

We get very few requests for higher data speeds, matter-a-fact so few that it doesn’t make sense for us to create a service much less change out several million-dollars worth of core routers that are only a few years old.

I know this won’t be the answer(s) you wanted to hear, but this is the honest answer to your questions.

Thanks and take care.

Bruce Marshall
Technical Director
Mountain Cablevision Ltd

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reply to QuantumFlux
this new speed would be awesome as long as they don't bend us over and stick it to us for pricing, another note how long is the usenet retention?

Ive gotten stuff as old as 120days or so, but I haven't really tested anything beyond that.