http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-100100-22347880 en Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:03:18 EDT Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:03:18 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-100100-22351889 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-100100-22351889 Thu, 07 May 2009 00:05:26 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-100100-22350765
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LETS GO METS!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-100100-22350765 Wed, 06 May 2009 20:04:05 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-100100-22349454 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-100100-22349454 Wed, 06 May 2009 15:48:38 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-100100-22348941 said by bac522:

Actually light does travel at the speed of light in a fiber, the speed difference comes from the refraction of the protons off of the internal walls of the fiber which happens enough that it essentially increases the actual time it takes for the proton's to get from point A to point B which creates the illusion that light is traveling slower...essentially, the protons in a fiber don't take a direct route.
The transceiver for proton internet would be pretty big and expensive, possibly ionizing and require extensive saftey precautions to be OSHA complaint.

]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-100100-22348941 Wed, 06 May 2009 14:27:01 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-100100-22348828 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-100100-22348828 Wed, 06 May 2009 14:07:36 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-100100-22348696
Electrons travel on the surface of copper at the speed of light and therefore are able to take the proverbial "as the crow flies" route so they get from point A to point B essentially at the speed of light.

Regardless, Smithvilles PR is written poorly. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-100100-22348696 Wed, 06 May 2009 13:47:49 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-100100-22348490 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-100100-22348490 Wed, 06 May 2009 13:11:12 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-100100-22348262 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-100100-22348262 Wed, 06 May 2009 12:25:04 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-100100-22348182 said by Rob:

"Using light waves to carry digital signals, Smithville’s new FTTH system will transmit data approaching the speed of light—about 186,000 miles per second—with upload and download speeds up to 100 Mbps." Considering that electricity in a wire travels at close to the speed of light (with variations caused by the particular wire's propagation velocity) their PR hack might want to get more familiar with the product before writing such silly ad copy. There is certainly a higher benefit to hype besides this... :p

Good to see the little guys out there holding class for how to do it right. Smithville has been unafraid to try new things for some time now. They are a local, privately held corporation and live where the serve, so they don't have to submit to Wall Street's quarterly floggings either.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-100100-22348182 Wed, 06 May 2009 12:06:03 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/100100-22347880 with upload and download speeds up to 100 Mbps."

Interesting comment they make. I can understand the "up to", but that's a bit of a stretch if they do not plan on offering upload speeds near 100Mbps.
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CheckSite.us | YourIP.us | Reverseip.us ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/100100-22347880 Wed, 06 May 2009 11:05:42 EDT