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kudos:4 |  Google's KC fiber net won't be gigabit says Schmidt
»gigaom.com/broadband/say-what-go···r-a-gig/
When is a gigabit not a gigabit? Perhaps when it’s Google’s gigabit network. Speaking today at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Google’s Chairman Eric Schmidt said the company’s planned fiber-to-the-home network in Kansas City (Missouri and Kansas) will deliver sustained speeds of between 300 to 500 Mbps. This is still fast, but it’s not the gigabit that Google originally touted.
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 | | | Re: Google's KC fiber net won't be gigabit says Schmidt Updated to say Schmidt misspoke. In any case Google's "PR machine" has a long long way to fall to match those ISPs that spend hundreds of millions of dollars advertising their "state-of-the art network" with "blazing fast" 10mbps (upload undisclosed, bandwidth capped) service. | |
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| | | well TV + overhead may eat up some of the gigabit.
But anyways how many home systems have the HDD speed to make full use of GIG-e anyways?
Now 300 to 500 Mbps is better then other ISP's. | |
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| Of course, in telecom speak at least, the 'Gigabit' is really the standard and not some reference to your actual speed. If it is more than 100 Mbits then it will not run on a Fast Ethernet circuit (100 Base), it will have to run on a Gigabit Ethernet circuit (1000 Base). I put in GigE circuits all the time where the customer is only paying for 200-500 Mbps.
It kind of reminds me of the people I talk to with cable modems that would plug into the modem and see their network notification icon display 'Connected at 100 Mbps'. They think that is their actual Internet connection speed... Yeah right! | |
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KearnstdElf WizardPremium
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Mullica Hill, NJ | Secure High Def, Stop wasting money and time Okay your DRM will always be cracked so why do you constantly bother with new systems that treat the customer like a criminal?
the simple fact people have to flash the firmware on their Blu-Ray when they pop in that new movie they bought is a testament to your hatred of the customer. Meanwhile the Pirate has a great 1080p Rip and is half way into the film.
*This post is not advocating piracy but more pointing out the fact that every new Bond Villain like scheme to stop piracy always fails.
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 KrKHeavy Artillery For The Little GuyPremium
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Tulsa, OK
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| @Mobile Net Kingpins ... because that's what we pay you for.
That's your job. That's how you make money. Don't want to upgrade? Fine, let's take your spectrum and give it to someone who will. I'm not crying any tears over your expenses--- not when you're making money hand over fist.
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