Tobester
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| reply to davidhoffman
Re: Not obsolete You are correct about Sonic being able to bond two copper pairs in order to double your speeds.
My speed of 10.2Mbps is with one pair.
Of course, I could upgrade to bonded service (like my neighbors) and double my speed, but my current package is best for saving money. 
BTW, the bonded Fusion service is still cheaper than Comcast's similar services. |
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| I want, I want, I want Sonic.net here in central Georgia. Bonding two lines would get me about 12 Mbps download and 1 Mbps upload. I dread having to someday needing to switch to Cox cable to get higher data rates. And no cap threats. What a treat. We need more companies in the USA like Sonic.net for all kinds of services. |
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Tobester
join:2000-11-14
San Francisco, CA Reviews:
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| Yes, Sonic is a great company.
ADSL2+ speeds drop off considerably depending distance to the central office, but I more than doubled my speed when I left AT&T DSL for Sonic's Fusion.
Getting back to the initial post, there is value to be found in using the old copper lines, if a company had the inclination.
It might be a smaller market for densely populated areas, but the equipment costs would have to be much less than digging up streets for FIOS, etc.
I just don't see myself ever using my Verizon LTE cellphone for internet browsing due to cost and data caps. |
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