pabster
join:2001-12-09
Waterloo, IA
 ·Mediacom
| reply to TheGhost
Re: I agree
I disagree, again. I'll venture to guess in almost every market cable offers higher maximum speeds than DSL. When was the last time you saw 10Mbps+ DSL? (Note that in many areas cable is at 15Mbps+ now to compete with FiOS.) DSL is often stuck at 3Mbps or less. Only a select few are at the 5-6 range.
The fact is AT&T are a bunch of corporate stooges living in the past. The fact that they believe 6Mbps is 'sufficient' for next-generation offerings is but a mere example.
The telcos really don't have a choice here. Verizon decided to bite the bullet and cost with FiOS, and it's turned out well. AT&T's "Project Lightspeed" is a far, far less ambitious effort. If they really cap off the 'net at 6Mbps and use the rest for video and what-not, it's gonna flop. |
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batterup
I Can Not Tell A Lie.
Premium
join:2003-02-06
Netcong, NJ
clubs:
 ·Verizon Online DSL
| said by pabster  :The telcos really don't have a choice here. Verizon decided to bite the bullet and cost with FiOS, and it's turned out well. Actually FIOS is not doing that well. In areas that FIOS has been available for one year only 17% have signed up. Broadband is not that big a deal to most people. Hard to believe isn't it. The people are going to lose their internet to big money, big money always wins. |
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attsbcisgay
join:2003-03-18
Beverly Hills, CA
| said by batterup :said by pabster :The telcos really don't have a choice here. Verizon decided to bite the bullet and cost with FiOS, and it's turned out well. Actually FIOS is not doing that well. In areas that FIOS has been available for one year only 17% have signed up. Broadband is not that big a deal to most people. Hard to believe isn't it. The people are going to lose their internet to big money, big money always wins. to you not a big deal... hmm ever thought about going back to dialup cause broadband isn't so useful to ya???
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batterup
I Can Not Tell A Lie.
Premium
join:2003-02-06
Netcong, NJ
clubs:
·Verizon Online DSL
| said by attsbcisgay :said by batterup :said by pabster :The telcos really don't have a choice here. Verizon decided to bite the bullet and cost with FiOS, and it's turned out well. Actually FIOS is not doing that well. In areas that FIOS has been available for one year only 17% have signed up. Broadband is not that big a deal to most people. Hard to believe isn't it. The people are going to lose their internet to big money, big money always wins. to you not a big deal... hmm ever thought about going back to dialup cause broadband isn't so useful to ya??? Put on your glasses and read my post again. 83% of the people that had the ability to get FIOS for over a year did not do so. I can't get FIOS. If you only live in your small world of Broadband Reports you will not get the big picture. To run a business and be able to pay dividends to widows and orphans Verizon has to see the big picture. |
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