AD7BK
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Port Orchard, WA
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| No they are doing worse
They are rolling out BPL, it is cheap to roll and cheap to supply, noting all you need is a box that can access it, um the problem is BPL pollutes the air and few bpl providers are polluting the air. More thought has to be put in that media access since if every where used it, it would pollute the airwaves with the signals. everything in the frequency range, will recive the noise it generates. I know that Tv wont be effected but in some rural areas i am in here in Choteau, Mt. Could invest in the system, since the cable company here is 20 years out of date here, they just started digital services but not internet/voip/hdtv/dvrs all-in-one wire and doesnt interfere, is not out here.
In Tacoma I could hook up to the Power Company's system. They are Power, Cable, Garbage, Sewage, Water service only thing they didnt have was voip but thanks to thier real fast for real cheap service (60 bucks for 7/768 ((better than speakeasys SDSL in speed and out lasts it in reliablity as well.)) I have never ever lost connection even when the powers out (generator powered)it lasts for a little while then dies out but with the back ups they have and as much as they invested in their pot of gold so to say, even with all its faults.. It is still the most wired city in the nation. They are very fair with the rates too. Speakeasy is the next best deal. lastly is comcast which was at&t and tci can also provide thier overpriced undermanaged and limited cable internet services too. Being both helping the sheepel and leaders at the same time.
They have a real decent cable tv service AND they also had the absolute best cable modem serice i have had the pleasure to use for 4 years. Check it out and the story about how they did it. And made everyone very happy who can afford it, but not to worry even the limited income can get on the band wagon they have thier own "assistance" program to help the senior citizens and the low income families have the basics of service which isnt too bad either 1/512k. Everyone has the hookup mostly. It works well very well. Imagine what FTTH would do which THEY are concidiering. They will not even touch BPL.
With FTTH there is no need for readers to come out they can dedicate that to connections and troubleshooting the network. And those who dont pay and has big dogs and guns, no matter a command sent to the meter and boom no lights. Currently they cut you off at the pole. They have it made there as long as they have thier sheeple. I wasnt a sheeple but I connected and the 100's of gigs i downloaded one month in a test i downloaded and uploaded over 1/2TB of data in a month and there was no questions asked. Try that on Comcast. If your connection can go as fast and constant. Comcast meters you but dont show it on paper they are disconnecting people at some "hidden limitits".
I didnt have that problem with the municipal power compnay. Tacoma owns thier own little plot of land. They provide everything and as long as you dont bother them. They will provide everything you need. The bonus with this is power company is the middle man in this, you have a choice of 3 cable internet providers. Advanced Stream, Harbor net,and Net Venture. They are providers based in certian areas in the county. They are your isps. The cable company is the hub and they resale the service. And they're very fair with the prices. 29.95 for basic all the way up to 129.00 for thier top tier 7/1 which I had for about 5 months. (And I miss dearly) But not to worry, I am going to be using EDGE,GPRS services and sure they are not near as fast they are cheap and decent. I have grown accsutom to the slowness. As soon as BRESNAN gets thier duffs up here and upgrade the cable system to have Internet. I remember that chase. And I am chasing it again.
As soon as they offer it up here and it requires cable service. Then fine i will get thier very basic HDTV service.
I am stuck using Dish Network to get HDTV way the hell out here. :P
They offer internet too but i dont want to waste my money on that. I will wait. They have DSL up here 1.5/640 for 129 (too much) I am cutting it down next month to middle service save 40 bucks a month and use that to have the cell internet too. I may drop it to basic if the cell internet proves fast. If it can go about 80% of the speed that the middle can go I will go to basic for the house and use the high speed for myself (since the family chats and listens to music) Its fast enough for that. (368/368)
The telephone co-op has the hardware needed they to proivde a more robust network with higher speeds like that of Covad. I live 1/4 mile to the CO if that Soon I will be 2 blocks down a alley directly from the phone company. Bet i can do the SDSL or HSDSL and do 30/30 or something. The phone company tells me i am 2100+ feet away from the C/O so you know this whole town would benifit from that and it wont cost hardly nothing to provide it.
But That remains to be seen. I FTTH would be the best way to go it does everything but costs alot. If they can just invest in it. It would make everything cheap to provide.
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