ztmike
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Michigan City, IN
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1 edit | 2010
2010 sounds about right when it will reach my neck of the woods..  
Kinda sad that Chicago doesn't have any competition what-so-ever.
I think every MAJOR U.S city should have competition..and being that Chicago has major hubs going to it for the net, it shouldn't be that hard.. |
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cornelius785
join:2006-10-26
Worcester, MA
| just because a major inter backbone runs through a city doesn't mean it is easy to share to the end users. from what i know, the problem in getting the high speed lines the end user is more in the cost of deploying and upgrading the last few miles, not necessarily the pipe from a central office to a internet back bone. sure it is easier to make the pipe from the central office to the internet backbone bigger since you only need to run a few cables and a long trench. the other side may require many many seperate cables and man-hours to deploy a new infrastructure along new equipment. it becomes a lot easier if you can make use of the existing infrastructure, but old wiring has its limits. |
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jjeffeory
join:2002-12-04
USA | It's all the same. an ISP would not have a problem with this if they WANT to invest. |
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imrf
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join:2002-06-06
Utica, MI
·WOW Internet and C..
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said by ztmike  :Kinda sad that Chicago doesn't have any competition what-so-ever. Yes it does. There are Comcast vs. RCN areas, and there are Comcast vs. WOW areas. Plus AT&T mixed throughout. |
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S_engineer
join:2007-05-16
Chicago, IL
·Comcast
| You call that competition...The Death Star or Comcrap with Wide Open thrown into the mix...geez.
ATT has their small radius for DSL but they offer it to everyone else at no guaranteed speeds. Comcrap is hit and miss depending on which block you live on. And WOW, along with Comcrap, has signal or lack of, issues. Plus they're heading into the digital turnover blind. WOW will probably be sold again within a year.
What a F*****g choice!
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ztmike
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Michigan City, IN
·Comcast
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said by imrf :said by ztmike :Kinda sad that Chicago doesn't have any competition what-so-ever. Yes it does. There are Comcast vs. RCN areas, and there are Comcast vs. WOW areas. Plus AT&T mixed throughout. RCN is not in the same areas as Comcast As with Wow..only At+t is mixed in with Comcast.
WoW cable internet is basically a joke anyway.
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imrf
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Utica, MI
·WOW Internet and C..
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said by S_engineer : And WOW, along with Comcrap, has signal or lack of, issues. Plus they're heading into the digital turnover blind. I don't know where you get your misinformation from, but ok. And what is a "digital turnover blind"?
WOW will probably be sold again within a year.
Unlikely, but what difference does it make if one investment firm transfers assets over to another like what happened a year ago. Nothing changed.
What a F*****g choice! It's still a choice. Quit bitching.  |
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imrf
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Utica, MI
·WOW Internet and C..
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said by ztmike :RCN is not in the same areas as Comcast Yes, they are.
As with Wow.. Again, yes they are.
only At+t is mixed in with Comcast. Incorrect.
WoW cable internet is basically a joke anyway.
You've never used the service, how would you even know. I've had them for over 6 years now and they are way better than AT&T or Comcast. |
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ztmike
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Michigan City, IN
·Comcast
| If they are mixed in with Comcast its probably most of the business side of Chicago and not where MOST people live.
I know this is for RCN as i saw a network map of RCN, How would you even know anyway? You live 2 states away.
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imrf
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Utica, MI
·WOW Internet and C..
| said by ztmike :I know this is for RCN as i saw a network map of RCN, How would you even know anyway? You live 2 states away. Because I know people who used to live there and a few that do, and have had the service. Both companies are overbuilders. They only service areas where there already is a cable company.
According to RCN they serve Chicago's lakefront, including Lincoln Park, Lake View, Gold Coast, Streeterville, Hyde Park, Rogers Park and more.
WOW has service in the following areas, Arlington Heights, Calumet City, Chicago City - S. Side, Chicago Heights, Crestwood, Des Plaines, Dupage County, Elgin, Glen Ellyn, Glendale Heights, Glenview, Mount Prospect, Naperville, Oak Forest, Palos Park, Prospect Heights, Robbins, Schaumburg, South Holland, Streamwood. |
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