QuantumFlux
@mountaincable.net
| Mountain and DOCSIS 3.0
I've been emailing them, asking if they have any plans for the future regarding docsis 3.0, which is the new wave of cable speeds thats starting to be rolled out in the states and europe. Companies like Comcast are trying to have docsis 3.0 to 100% of their market by 2010 I believe it was.
Anyone able to get an answer from mountain whether they plan to upgrade their systems to stay with the rest of the world? |
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Marcer
VIP
join:2007-07-08
Hamilton, ON
 ·Mountain Cable
| 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. |
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Fireblade
join:2008-08-27
St Catharines, ON | 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 |
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QuantumFlux
@mountaincable.net
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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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Split2ooo
join:2008-03-05 | 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? |
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MikeG
Premium
join:2004-10-02
Hamilton, ON | Ive gotten stuff as old as 120days or so, but I haven't really tested anything beyond that. |
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