Topic 'Re: I had that problem too' in forum '' - dslreports.com http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-I-had-that-problem-too-24802841 en Sun, 26 May 2013 03:37:32 EDT Sun, 26 May 2013 03:37:32 EDT Re: I had that problem too http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-I-had-that-problem-too-24845580 said by DanD:

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Verizon spent $23 billion building their fiber network and running it to the home.


Believe it or not, RCN actually pioneered this, back in the late'90s.

All cable providers use HFC (Hybrid Fiber Copper) in most areas, otherwise they would never be able to offer VOD and cable modem services would still use the telephone line (dial-up) or DSL for upstream data. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-I-had-that-problem-too-24845580 Fri, 24 Sep 2010 22:49:23 EDT Re: I had that problem too http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-I-had-that-problem-too-24845019 quote:
Verizon spent $23 billion building their fiber network and running it to the home.


Believe it or not, RCN actually pioneered this, back in the late'90s. But, the costs were way, way more substantial then than now to run the fiber, etc. So RCN never moved forward with the plans of having fiber run directly to the house.

However, in many neighborhoods (mine included), there is actually RCN fiber running through neighborhoods -- just not directly to the homes.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-I-had-that-problem-too-24845019 Fri, 24 Sep 2010 19:52:35 EDT Re: I had that problem too http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-I-had-that-problem-too-24812077 The cable companies are too cheap to make substantial investments in their network infrastructure, so the customer gets the shaft with superficial, cosmetic "upgrades."
that's vey true for time warner cable. but other providers like Comcast, Cablevision, Cox do upgrade to fast Docsis 3.0 in many areas]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-I-had-that-problem-too-24812077 Fri, 17 Sep 2010 14:07:06 EDT Re: I had that problem too http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-I-had-that-problem-too-24805858
My parents have FIOS Internet -- it's far superior to Time-Warner, their previous ISP. There is no doubt in my mind that FIOS is the best Internet service out there. Verizon spent $23 billion building their fiber network and running it to the home. No other company had the deep pockets to make this investment (or the balls to take the risk). The cable companies are too cheap to make substantial investments in their network infrastructure, so the customer gets the shaft with superficial, cosmetic "upgrades."]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-I-had-that-problem-too-24805858 Thu, 16 Sep 2010 08:14:42 EDT I had that problem too http://www.dslreports.com/forum/I-had-that-problem-too-24802841
Their service was slow for few months and then later it improved. But they really lag behind other cable operators (Comcast, Time Warner, etc). They have been bought by a new new capital investment firm which will probably sell it to someone. We'll see in future to whom. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/I-had-that-problem-too-24802841 Wed, 15 Sep 2010 14:48:50 EDT