Sammer
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Canonsburg, PA | What about the upstream? My understanding is that each television market has a MVDDS license that provides plenty of downstream (shared with DBS) spectrum but that the license doesn't include upstream spectrum. |
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| Upstream from my understanding is on a different frequency and currently is limited to 3 mpbs upload... which IMHO is a hell of a lot better than ATT DSL and there 768K upload limit. |
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| said by buddahbless:Upstream from my understanding is on a different frequency and currently is limited to 3 mpbs upload... which IMHO is a hell of a lot better than ATT DSL and there 768K upload limit. DSL in America has always been a joke. ADSL2+ would have provided millions of Americans with quality broadband.
This is just another private market failure, where the industry gets to 'self-regulate'. In other words, pick the most profitable customers only. |
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Sammer
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Canonsburg, PA | reply to buddahbless
said by buddahbless:Upstream from my understanding is on a different frequency and currently is limited to 3 mpbs upload...
There isn't a problem now but if MVDDS internet becomes popular the availability of suitable upstream frequencies could vary in different parts of the country. You're right that it could be better than at least some DSL and coming from towers should have a huge advantage (if not burdened by unreasonable caps or other stupidity) over satellite internet. |
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said by Telco:DSL in America has always been a joke. ADSL2+ would have provided millions of Americans with quality broadband.
I agree ADSL2 would have been a better option too bad we could never get the likes of the ISP to install such a system nationwide yrs ago. Also now that fiber has come down in price it too would be a great competitor, but alas again getting any company (caugh... ATT) to build out wired lines is like trying to ride a dead horse in a derby.
So IMHO the only thing currently to look forward to is new advancements in wireless and new spectrum that can be used for such at a competitive cost (enter MVDDS) Until we can actually get some real fiber roll out (FTTH) were stuck with this customer disadvantage scenario. |
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