 espaethDigital PlumberPremium,MVM
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Minneapolis, MN
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 ·Clear Wireless
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Re: simple answer: 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
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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.) |
