markopoleo
join:2003-04-02
Bonne Terre, MO
 ·Charter Pipeline
| reply to IanR
Re: Years away
DSL still only accounts for a mere %23 of US households. Thats correct, a WHOPPING %6 higher than 5 YEARS ago.
No strides in that department.
Cable is a WHOPPING %56 of US households, up %14 from 5 years ago. Nice improvment.
When PLC (or if) it comes to mainstream, it will be available to ANYONE with electric outlet.
Time to sell your stock in DSL and cable companies.
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If PLC goes mainstream, every other broadband provider will be considered what dialup is today...not broadband. |
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alfnoid
Premium,MVM
join:2002-02-18
| said by markopoleo  :
When PLC (or if) it comes to mainstream, it will be available to ANYONE with electric outlet.
Nope.
people need to stop saying anyone who can get power can get this.
It is simply NOT true.
This is the same as saying anyone who can get phone can get DSL. Guess what? I have phone, but can't get DSL.
Same thing.
Special equipment needs to be installed for this to happen.
All anyone is seeing now is that it is possible. Trials mean they are trying it, not that it is ready for public consumption any time soon.
Wait a couple years before you get excited about this.
peace |
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cableblows3
join:2001-06-17
Indianapolis, IN
|  said by alfnoid :
said by markopoleo :
When PLC (or if) it comes to mainstream, it will be available to ANYONE with electric outlet.
Nope.
people need to stop saying anyone who can get power can get this.
It is simply NOT true.
This is the same as saying anyone who can get phone can get DSL. Guess what? I have phone, but can't get DSL.
Same thing.
Special equipment needs to be installed for this to happen.
All anyone is seeing now is that it is possible. Trials mean they are trying it, not that it is ready for public consumption any time soon.
Wait a couple years before you get excited about this.
peace
also, the city here owns our power, how is that affected? |
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DrTCP
Yours truly
Premium,ExMod 1999-04
join:1999-11-09
Round Rock, TX
| reply to markopoleo
said by markopoleo:
When PLC (or if) it comes to mainstream, it will be available to ANYONE with electric outlet.
This is not true. For PLC to work first your power provider should be ready to provide service and they should install transformer bypass devices across transformers to bring the signal to your home. The cost of these transformer bypass devices are prohibitive to move beyond trials (to serve the agenda of FCC chairman that Telcos do not need regulation since there are viable alternatives) for USA because of the way power is distributed. In Europe they use bigger but fewer number of transformers so significantly less transformer bypass devices are needed.
Anyway, I suspect PLC discussions will suddenly stop after Telcos are deregulated completely. |
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