iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
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Re: Smaller ISPs Here's the difference: SEBB is 30/2 on DOCSIS 3 (Cablevision did that on DOCSIS 1.1) and is capped at less than 200GB. Whereas Midco offers 25/2 on DOCSIS 1.1 (everywhere) and 50/5 on DOCSIS 3 (some places) with no caps on a slightly higher quality network (three Tier 1 carriers vs. a bevy of tier 2 connectivity, plus XO). |
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| said by iansltx:Here's the difference: SEBB is 30/2 on DOCSIS 3 (Cablevision did that on DOCSIS 1.1) and is capped at less than 200GB. Whereas Midco offers 25/2 on DOCSIS 1.1 (everywhere) and 50/5 on DOCSIS 3 (some places) with no caps on a slightly higher quality network (three Tier 1 carriers vs. a bevy of tier 2 connectivity, plus XO). That's true. I have the 30/2 tier with a 100GB cap and it stinks.
Unfortunately there aren't any viable alternatives out here. |
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iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
kudos:2 | I'm just saying that Midco actually takes full advantage of DOCSIS 3, whereas SEBB might as well be using DOCSIS 1.1 or 2.0. They also have no caps. So slightly skewed comparison. |
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| said by iansltx:I'm just saying that Midco actually takes full advantage of DOCSIS 3, whereas SEBB might as well be using DOCSIS 1.1 or 2.0. They also have no caps. So slightly skewed comparison. I wasn't actually comparing the two, just saying that the tech was available out here.
My main point was that in NYC itself there isn't really a shortage of connectivity options, as the city has a FiOS franchise agreement and multiple cable ISPs including Cablevision, Time Warner and RCN. (CV and TWC do serve different areas, but RCN overbuilds in some areas). |
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iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
kudos:2 | However Manhattan (TWC) doesn't have D3 yet, and RCN isn't D3 yet. |
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