 Simba7I Void Warranties
join:2003-03-24
Billings, MT
1 edit | reply to Cheese
Re: Can't make money if the business doesn't grow..... I agree.
It seems the business model is "Use the same technology over and over again.. and never upgrade to better stuff.." They expect to make money with this? There's only so much you can do with the century-old copper pair.
Hell, even Cable isn't that old.. and with DOCSIS 3.0 out, speeds will get better. Not to mention more reliable over long distances.
I do admit that DSL and Cable will have to go with Fiber eventually.. But that'll mean more options for the consumer. It'd be as simple as plugging in a fiber to (insert your providers name here) port since everyone's using Fiber.
Sure, you probably can't run DOCSIS through a copper pair.. and you probably can't run DSL through a Coax. But if everyone switched to Fiber, there could be a universal standard. That would be better competition for everyone.
I wonder when the ol' Copper Pair will finally be rendered totally unusable. It's already obsolete.
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