| They Better Hurry with Docis 3.0! FTTH is being deployed in Northern Maine by Pioneer Broadband. Speed tiers have yet to be revealed. Hopefully this sparks Time Warner to step it up. |
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 CptGeminiInside your computerPremium
join:2004-11-29
Corpus Christi, TX
kudos:6 | That's wishful thinking lol. I wish they had some motivation to finish it up in our area. I know all the channels needed are online but not being bonded since D3 isn't active. |
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 hawk82
join:2001-04-26
Oakland, ME
 ·Verizon Online DSL
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FTTH has been available in the Central Maine area for a couple of years by Oxford Networks. This hasn't gotten TWC moving any faster with DOCSIS 3.0 deployment. Granted it isn't available on all roads (mostly main roads nearest to businesses since that is mostly what Oxford markets to). Lewiston, Auburn, Augusta, and Waterville have this available now. Probably other areas too. |
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cluelessPremium
join:2008-09-16
Glendale, CA | reply to cosmokramer
Hopefully D3 hits you guys real soon as I believe Maine is starting to go all digital to free up bandwidth. |
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Ya i figured as much :/ |
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There is a possibility they could. Here in my neck in the woods, Salisbury, NC started offering FTTH and Time Warner upgraded their network to D3. That and AT&T upgraded some of the area to Uverse. |
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Phroz
join:2005-11-23
Lewiston, ME | reply to hawk82
FTTH from Oxford isn't as great as you might expect though. It's available here, so I inquired about it and all they offer is 30/1.
Frankly, 15, 20, 30 is all the same to me. All I want to see is a faster upload. 5M up would be heaven, but I'd be satisfied with 2 even. |
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| What's the point of offering FTTH with that kind of crap speed rationing? Fiber can easily handle symmetrical 1 Gbps to every subscriber. Of course, if they all maxed that out at once the Internet backbones probably couldn't keep up, but still. The fiber from the premises to the provider would be solid.
Sounds like they're artificially limiting it so it's only marginally better than the competition. Can't give the customer too much value, can they?
Even DSL can achieve better speeds than 30/1 |
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DrDrew
join:2009-01-28
Apple Valley, CA
kudos:6
1 edit | said by 45612019:Fiber can easily handle symmetrical 1 Gbps to every subscriber.
That totally depends on the architecture of the fiber network and the electronics on either end.
In last mile, wide-scale deployments, fiber networks are rarely point to point. It's just not cost effective. Frequently the fibers are split, mux'd, or both from a main truck cable that has fewer fibers than customers attached to it.
For example, earlier FIOS deployments couldn't even reach 1 Gbps as they were BPON, they split 622 mbps download and 155 mbps upload between upwards of 32 customers. Current FIOS deployments are GPON and splitting 2.4 Gbps down and 1.2 Gbps up between upwards of 64 customers, so not many can get 1 Gbps. In either FIOS case, the fiber is mux'd in the CO and then split for each serviced address at a cabinet in the neighborhood.
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If it's important, back it up... twice. Even 99.999% availability isn't enough sometimes. |
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hawk82
join:2001-04-26
Oakland, ME Reviews:
·Verizon Online DSL
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said by Phroz:FTTH from Oxford isn't as great as you might expect though. It's available here, so I inquired about it and all they offer is 30/1.
Frankly, 15, 20, 30 is all the same to me. All I want to see is a faster upload. 5M up would be heaven, but I'd be satisfied with 2 even.
Order business service then. My friend has a 10/3Mbit connection. Works great. I've got a few servers colo'd with him. |
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 BOGBSPremium
join:2004-05-11
 ·RoadRunner Cable
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said by 45612019:Sounds like they're artificially limiting it so it's only marginally better than the competition. Can't give the customer too much value, can they?
That sounds about it. There's very little competition that can hit above those speeds, unless someone starts offering bonded ADSL2+. Oxford Networks is the only carrier in the state that I know of that does residential fiber (besides some other small ILECs, such as TDS).
And DrDrew is right. Most carriers are deploying xPON technologies for FTTH. There's no real way to get guaranteed 1Gbps connections, unless you dedicate a port/strand to a customer. I'm sure technology will advance above that, but not with currently deployed technologies in the area.
If someone starts widely offering more than 512Kbps - 1 Mbps upload, I'm sure many more ISPs will follow. While it'd be great, I'd doubt we'll see it soon. Like another posted stated, you can always order business service if you want more upload. It costs more, but if you need it you can justify it. |
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