| reply to JammerMan79
Re: Upgrades in Smithers?? To a point, I agree with your statement. However, this town has been restricted to ADSL2+ infrastructure for the past 7 years. I thought there would have been some improvement in the area after being away in Edmonton for 12 years. I guess not. Plenty of people here are tired of not having services equivalent to Terrace. With our population growth due to CN and mining expansions, you'd think it'd be done by now. |
|
 JammerMan79Premium,VIP
join:2004-05-13
Prince George, BC
kudos:10 | said by VE7HAM :To a point, I agree with your statement. However, this town has been restricted to ADSL2+ infrastructure for the past 7 years. I thought there would have been some improvement in the area after being away in Edmonton for 12 years. I guess not. Plenty of people here are tired of not having services equivalent to Terrace. With our population growth due to CN and mining expansions, you'd think it'd be done by now.
how long do you think TELUS has had VDSL?
Vancouver started using VDSL 4 years ago
Edmonton is the same...
the first VDSL modem was put in use at that time.
Hell... if I recall, our first adsl2+ modem was the 2wire (and Thomson) and those were only released in 2007
Basically... chill... you're not that far behind
--
I may work for, but do not necessarily represent the views and beliefs of TELUS Communications. |
|
| When I see that 3G/4G speeds are double that of current DSL speeds, I think we have a right to be fumed. TELUS is obviously interested in making more money on wireless (overages = $) than keeping broadband up to date. |
|
| reply to VE7HAM
If it makes you feel any better, I live in a dense residential part of Vancouver and my area is ADSL2+ only still.
3G/4G is ridiculously oversubscribed, and can't really be compared to residential service. Apples and oranges. |
|
| For me, yes it can be compared. I live in area that's 4-4.5KM from the CO - getting 65-68db attenuation from my SpeedTouch. 1.44 Mbps downstream is all that I can get. During the usual slowdown on 3G/4G in my area, it's still faster than my DSL. During the day, 3G service hovers from 8-12 Mbps. Most areas of Smithers are from 3-6 Mbps on DSL. I know where the priorities lie, and there not in the right place. |
|
|
|
| How do you propose that VDSL2 would give you any faster speeds? It's still a DSL technology and limited by distance, even more so at faster speeds. So living as far from the CO you wouldn't expect any faster speeds with VDSL2 over what you currently have. |
|
JammerMan79Premium,VIP
join:2004-05-13
Prince George, BC
kudos:10 | reply to VE7HAM
said by VE7HAM :For me, yes it can be compared. I live in area that's 4-4.5KM from the CO - getting 65-68db attenuation from my SpeedTouch. 1.44 Mbps downstream is all that I can get. During the usual slowdown on 3G/4G in my area, it's still faster than my DSL. During the day, 3G service hovers from 8-12 Mbps. Most areas of Smithers are from 3-6 Mbps on DSL. I know where the priorities lie, and there not in the right place.
Where should the priorities lie?
Putting money into wireless upgrades makes more financial sense than into wired network upgrades.
TELUS puts 500k into improving your area for adsl and it covers maybe 30 homes? Or That 500k into a few towers and closes the large wireless coverage gaps along Hwy 16.
That covers way more homes than the 30 plus improves the safety situation along that corridor.
Just because you're not happy doesn't make the priorities wrong.
That being said... money is flowing into the region for network upgrades. as I previously mentioned, in more rural areas it takes time.
--
I may work for, but do not necessarily represent the views and beliefs of TELUS Communications. |
|
