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Re: simple answer: said by tmc8080:split the nodes (more bandwidth in the last mile = more users getting closer to their paid for bandwidth tiers which are based upon the price you pay each month). we can only speculate why they don't do this.. being a cheap & greedy company is a popular suspicion so we'll go with that. Being very costly, with diminishing returns is another.
Doubling bandwidth on the last mile side usually means doubling equipment on the headend side, which often doubles rack space, cooling, and power requirements too.
The only service that really benefits directly is modem service. Splitting nodes does little for video and phone services.
...meanwhile they've got to keep up with the interest and payments on their multi-BILLION dollar loans they've previously taken out to pay for previous upgrades... | |
| Wow. Good job lying. I hope you feel better about yourself.
Let's all just ignore the amazing profits made by companies like TWC and Comcast. Sweep those under the rugs. Okay then.
And honestly, you are the first person I have EVER heard say splitting the node only benefits 'modem service', whatever that is. Please, do elaborate. | |
| said by sonicmerlin:Wow. Good job lying. I hope you feel better about yourself. What lies? Do you think "node splits" magically happen and don't take extra resources in the headend?
said by sonicmerlin:Let's all just ignore the amazing profits made by companies like TWC and Comcast. Sure the companies make money, but they also spend it... and are in hock up to their eyeballs.
Do you not know that TWC just lost $4 BILLION last fiscal year and added $10 BILLION more debt during it's spin off with TW Inc? Currently TWC has about $19 BILLION in debt, last year $9 BILLION, 2-years ago $15 BILLION. »finance.yahoo.com/q/bs?s=TWC
Comcast has $38 BILLION in debt, last year it was $36 BILLION, 2-years ago $33 BILLION. »finance.yahoo.com/q/bs?s=CMCSA&annual
Charter has about $17 BILLION in debt but it's been having trouble just paying interest and has filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. »finance.yahoo.com/q/bs?s=CHTRQ.PK&annual
said by sonicmerlin:And honestly, you are the first person I have EVER heard say splitting the node only benefits 'modem service', whatever that is. Please, do elaborate. Modem service aka high speed internet aka cable internet service. Is that hard to figure out?
How does splitting a node really benefit TV service? The standard analog and digital channels are all broadcast from a common feed. SDV and VOD might benefit, but only if there are capacity problems and the cable provider also throws more headend equipment at those services too.
How does splitting a node benefit phone service? Phone service on cable has a few technical variations but all either don't use the same data channel as internet service or if they do, get priority, dedicated bandwidth during calls. The internet service would suffer long before phone service does. | |
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said by sonicmerlin:Let's all just ignore the amazing profits made by companies like TWC and Comcast. Sweep those under the rugs. Okay then. »www.google.com/finance?q=twc
»www.google.com/finance?q=NASDAQ%3ACMCSA
Yes, those net profit margins of 4.22% for TWC and 8.81% for Comcast are amazing... amazingly normal?
said by sonicmerlin:And honestly, you are the first person I have EVER heard say splitting the node only benefits 'modem service', whatever that is. Please, do elaborate. Nodes simply segment the RF / Coax plant, and node splits only benefit unique content on each segment. So a node split isn't going to give you more broadcast channels or any kind of tangible broadcast video gains.
He's right in that you do gain a unique DOCSIS data channel for data at the expense of another head-end port, and you might also gain some additional channels for VoD, however, those channels are usually shared across multiple nodes. (ie, you can split the fiber feed at the head-end and send identical signals to multiple nodes.) | | |
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