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mrham
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Seneca, MO
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Re: TVoIP Question
Our new home is no more than 2 miles max from their offices/source. So, signal lose should be minimal, hopefully.
And, according to the article I referenced, they use fiber (supposedly) to the box where they then run it to the house with copper.
What is confusing is, the signal comes in to the modem, then to their box's at the TV's, and also to my router and then to my 3 computers from the router.
I am wondering how well this works, as in bandwidth for the TV and for DSL, and the quality of the TV reception.
The price for their phone service, including unlimited long distance, the TV over IP, (127 channels), and their "blazingly fast 3 meg DSL service is right at $135.00 a month.
That is why I am looking into it. I am currently paying twice that for Satellite TV, 5meg DSL, and my phone service. | |
darcilicious
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Forest Grove, OR
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| said by mrham  :Our new home is no more than 2 miles max from their offices/source. So, signal lose should be minimal, hopefully. It's wire length that will determine the maximum speed. If you're on a long copper loop from the CO to your premises, then you won't be able to get the faster speeds. However...
And, according to the article I referenced, they use fiber (supposedly) to the box where they then run it to the house with copper. Well, now you're talking about FTTP (fiber to the premises) and that has NOTHING to do with copper/DSL. FTTP is exactly what Verizon (my provider) rolls out for phone, Internet, and TV. In Verizon's case, the ONLY thing left on copper is the internal wiring for PHONE; TV and INTERNET are over either MOCA (via coax) or ethernet (via CAT5).
DSL is all about copper from the CO all the way to your DSL modem with NO fiber in between the two.
What is confusing is, the signal comes in to the modem, then to their box's at the TV's, and also to my router and then to my 3 computers from the router. Sounds pretty standard for FTTP -- pretty much how Verizon does it at any rate.
I am wondering how well this works, as in bandwidth for the TV and for DSL, and the quality of the TV reception.
Well if it's FTTH then it's a non-issue unless they're keeping the provisioning way low. Fiber can easily handle TV over IP AND Internet without either impacting the other UNLESS they are limiting the over all speed to less than what you all your TVs and all your computers are using.
The price for their phone service, including unlimited long distance, the TV over IP, (127 channels), and their "blazingly fast 3 meg DSL service is right at $135.00 a month.
That is why I am looking into it. I am currently paying twice that for Satellite TV, 5meg DSL, and my phone service.
Why not try out S-Go Video service along side your satellite service -- don't they offer something like 14-days free to test? Or can you put your satellite service on hold?
I didn't find that the article you referenced nor their website particularly helpful in the details of how things are configured. But the crux of it is, if everything is on IP, then yes, using the TV will impact your Internet -- but if you're primarily browsing websites and checking email, I can't imagine it would be that noticeable.
At any rate, it doesn't seem that any of their customers are on this site / reading this forum so you're probably going to have to straight to the source to get more info (e.g. calling them up and asking detailed questions). | |
mrham
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Seneca, MO
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| Thank You, darcilicious, I appreciate your answering my questions in detail, and shedding some light on the topic.
I am going to get the "Grand Slam, as they call it, and put the satellite on hold as you suggested. Just in case there are any issues. | |
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