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Tzale
Proud Libertarian Conservative
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join:2004-01-06
Sweden
 ·Verizon FIOS
 ·Optimum Online
| Idiots.
Some of you people are complete idiots. You can't compare technology decades or even 10 years ago to what we have now. There is a DEMAND for broadband now, unlike the 90's where dialup was plenty. We NEED broadband, it's becoming a common thing in a lot of peoples homes. We need more bandwidth, and Verizon sees a lot of money in deploying fiber to the premise. A lot of you don't do reading, I suggest you go to the Verizon forum and read all the FTTP threads. FTTP is being deployed in TEXAS, NEW JERSEY, MARYLAND, VIRGINIA, FLORIDA, CALIFORNIA, NEW YORK. Most of these places have fiber already hung on the poles, and ONT's being put up. In my county, there is fiber being put on the poles, and ONT's being secured to the sides of houses ready to be put into use before year's end. Stop the whining, why do you always assume that just because they can't get DSL to you, they won't be able to get FTTP? FTTP is a much easier system to maintain, and EVERYONE no matter what distance can receive the top speed because it's a LIGHT signal. All electricity is removed from the lines, and just a laser light shining through a strand of glass, so you'll have basically unlimited bandwidth. Whenever more bandwidth is needed, Verizon can upgrade the equipment. The current system is designed to handle up to 622mbps of Data 30mbit/Digital HD TV/Digital Telephone (with no extra hardware). There will be ethernet running to your router, coax running to your TV's and your existing copper in your house will carry the digital telephone.
This is a WONDERFUL thing Verizon is doing. Stop the BS, whining. It costs MILLIONS of dollars to install RT's and get an area ready for DSL. Why waste that money on slow DSL that will be useless in a few years when they can use that money to deploy fiber which can last for centuries (though I doubt the poles will last lol). Copper can only handle so much, and we have reached the END of using copper for last mile solutions. It's time to upgrade to pure glass, and keep the copper only in our homes, not thousands of feet to the CO.
-Tzale | |
ced06
join:2004-03-12
Towanda, PA
| said by Tzale  :
In my county, there is fiber being put on the poles
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It's time to upgrade to pure glass
 Do they use protective casings along the poles?
Why is FTTP anyways? Fiber To The Pole? Are we talking about telephone poles? | |
Voyager2K2
join:2001-10-04
Wayne, PA
·Verizon FIOS
1 edit | reply to Tzale
said by Tzale :
This is a WONDERFUL thing Verizon is doing. Stop the BS, whining. It costs MILLIONS of dollars to install RT's and get an area ready for DSL. Why waste that money on slow DSL that will be useless in a few years when they can use that money to deploy fiber which can last for centuries (though I doubt the poles will last lol). Copper can only handle so much, and we have reached the END of using copper for last mile solutions. It's time to upgrade to pure glass, and keep the copper only in our homes, not thousands of feet to the CO.
-Tzale
I'm just plain pissed that PA already paid for what NJ is getting for free. That's 2.1 BILLION that VZ bilked PA out of.
I'd love to hear your comments if the shoe was on the other foot Tzale. | |
EnzonE
join:2000-03-23
Indiana, PA
| reply to Tzale
Yes our good friend from a neighboring state should probably check out this link »Picture Perfect Deal ; heck I already posted it two other times in this forum discussion 
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Verizon 768k/128k @ 16,200 feet from CO.Activated June 13 2001.Now at 17,047 feet! | |
Luker3
@shentel.net
| I love hearing stuff about fiber being setup, but how far/fast will they go. I live out were the only availible connection is 56k. To far for DSL(25000ft farther), and they will never try to bring cable out here because it is Adelphia, and that says it. I'd love to see fiber start to be deployed, but I am demanding broadband out here in some form.
Fiber isn't as costly as some might think. My Uncle works is head of the technology systems for a school system in Indiana. Recently he has had to set up 3 connection, over 8-10miles in distance of each other, with fiber. Total cost $250,000. Besides having 0% down time, 100% reliablity it seems to work very well. At that price they could wire huge areas easly.
Second, they could hire more workers (lower unemployment), and set this up faster. True cost more, but how much are you gonna be spending on the fiber already. Even with the equpiment to support mulitple people, you could easly make a profit. Like for this technology you could really up the price. I'd say $65-$75, that would speed up the "make-up" cost. And that should realy be the least of the companies concerns.
We that is just my $1.45 | |
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