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Poomfasa

join:2003-04-13
Rocklin, CA

Re: Makes plain old cable TV a bargain compared to IPTV

Yes, POTS was not designed for video, but that doesn't mean it's not possible. In the Sacramento, CA region Surewest pushes Non-HD streams using MPEG2 (3.5mbps) over ADSL2 to quite a few people - 2 STBs per DSL line. Until MPEG4 is used HD is only feasible on FTTH though which I wish I had instead. There's another telco back east using the same setup with ADSL2. AT&T will be doing essentially the same when they roll out their IPTV - last mile will be copper. Will it work - yes; will it be optimal - no.

/Watching IPTV using ADSL2

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bmupton

join:2001-08-19
Saskatoon, SK

Re: Makes plain old cable TV a bargain compared to IPTV

My ISP (Sasktel, in Saskatchewan Canada) runs IPTV over it's ADSL network. I don't believe the network is ADSL2, but I can't be certain.

Two set top boxes running standard definition TV in MPEG2, plus an average of 1.5Mbps download for regular net access.

And for the total bill: Around 65 a month.
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