Morac
join:2001-08-30
Riverside, NJ
 ·Comcast
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Re: Comcast fiber?
Comcast still has "wiggle room" in terms of increasing speeds and the like with what they have now yet they aren't in any rush to increase speeds even though it would require very little work.
Going to every town that Comcast services and running the fiber from the nodes to every house would be extremely expensive and time consuming.
Not to mention that in many areas (like mine) all the cables are underground. This would require Comcast to dig up the cables under streets and in peoples' yards in order to replace them. Not only would this require permission of the home owner, but it would be extremely costly. Plus who would re-sow the lawns when they are done?
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somebodeez
Premium,MVM
join:2001-09-24
here
 ·Verizon FIOS
·Comcast
1 edit | said by Morac  :
Not to mention that in many areas (like mine) all the cables are underground.
They could start in my area if they like - our stuff is above ground 
And even if our cable was underground, I wouldn't care about the lawn. That would be that much less grass I'd have to cut. Besides, the lawn would come back eventually.
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neftv
join:2000-10-01
Broomall, PA | reply to Morac
Aren't those underground via conduit? Oh well seems that excuses are always found why not to do something.  |
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mbernste
Boosted
Premium,MVM
join:2001-06-30
Piscataway, NJ
·Comcast
·Optimum Online
| reply to Morac
said by Morac :
Comcast still has "wiggle room" in terms of increasing speeds and the like with what they have now yet they aren't in any rush to increase speeds even though it would require very little work.
In speaking to one of the top level engineers at Comcast a couple of years ago at a CATV hearing, he said there is no fundamental difference between our network and Cablevision's. If Cablevision can give 10/1, Comcast's current infrastructure can easily give that kind of speed. With some CMTS changes and a migration to DOCSIS 2.0, Comcast can match fiber speeds.
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jasqid
Fiber In Your Diet?
join:2002-04-02
East Palestine, OH
| reply to Morac
said by Morac :
Comcast still has "wiggle room" in terms of increasing speeds and the like with what they have now yet they aren't in any rush to increase speeds even though it would require very little work.
Going to every town that Comcast services and running the fiber from the nodes to every house would be extremely expensive and time consuming.
Not to mention that in many areas (like mine) all the cables are underground. This would require Comcast to dig up the cables under streets and in peoples' yards in order to replace them. Not only would this require permission of the home owner, but it would be extremely costly. Plus who would re-sow the lawns when they are done?
The cable underground is usually not in conduit. At least it wasnt here. I'm refering to the Lead line down the road (I think it's R-11?) It's really thick stuff.
But from the pedestal in the yard to my house I put it in conduit! They can run the fiber down the road and I'll run it up to the road from my house!  |
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