ninjatutle
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join:2006-01-02
San Ramon, CA | WIMAX!
Thats a good one! |
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sonicmerlin
join:2009-05-24
Cleveland, OH
| Right...
Great, we'll have 80% "broadband" penetration in 5 years. 2 mbit connections for everyone! Huzzah!
Customer: Uh...I was wondering...do you think maybe I could make use of that newfangled (insert name) service any time so-
ISP: NO! You may not! Now pay us more money!!!! |
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mod_wastrel
join:2008-03-28
 ·magicjack.com
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Re: WIMAX!
I dunno... 802.16 (WiMAX) might fit the bill till 802.22 (WhiteSpace) takes over--presuming it ever gets off the ground. If nothing else, one or both may replace dial-up access entirely (for those still on dial-up, especially if it's "free"  ...here's hopin'), so it doesn't have to be anywhere near as fast as wired (just orders of magnitude faster than dial-up). Mostly, we just need more options than our local telco and our local cableco--aka the devil you know and the devil you don't know. |
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Mike Wolf
join:2009-05-24
Beachwood, NJ | reply to sonicmerlin
Re: Right...
YAY!! *puts out my hand* |
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iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO | reply to sonicmerlin
Hey, I'd like a 2 Mbit connection out here that is 2 Mbit all the time and doesn't cost $100 per month with a 25GB cap. |
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me1212
join:2008-11-20
Pleasant Hill, MO | reply to sonicmerlin
2m wireless>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>dial-up or WB/hughes |
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mod_wastrel
join:2008-03-28
·magicjack.com
| reply to sonicmerlin
2mbps as a minimum? Absolutely. It beats 56k every time. Granted, I'm sittin' on 30/5, but a lot of people can't get anything or can't get it at a price they like. And, frankly, I seldom encounter something (including streaming video) that requires more than 2mbps. So, yeah, Huzzah! for 2mbps [available] for everyone! |
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anonuser101
@rr.com | reply to ninjatutle
Re: WIMAX!
lmao!!! |
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sonicmerlin
join:2009-05-24
Cleveland, OH | reply to mod_wastrel
Re: Right...
If you're sitting on 30/5 how could you know if something required more than 2 mbps or not? |
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robl27
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join:2008-07-16
Mary Esther, FL
 ·Cox HSI
·Vonage
| metered billing..
with the onslaught of metered billing there will probably be 0 broadband (as no one can't afford it) in 5 years. instead of stepping up to the plate, we will be going back to the AOL days of "330 minutes for free" deal
I have a hard time paying $60 a month, don't need it to be $600 dollars a month!!
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mod_wastrel
join:2008-03-28
·magicjack.com
| reply to sonicmerlin
Re: Right...
Because the net meter (DU Meter) that I have sitting at the bottom of my screen constantly displays how much bandwidth I'm using. It seldom exceeds 2mbps except for file downloads (and some web pages). I keep it there to check how much bandwidth I'm using for specific tasks (downloads, streaming video, VoIP, etc.). Video streams typically approach 2mbps (peak) before filling the buffer.
And having a 30/5 connection makes it very easy to determine how much of it I don't need for some task. |
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me1212
join:2008-11-20
Pleasant Hill, MO | reply to robl27
Re: metered billing..
Which is why we need new ISPs and co-op ISPs. |
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majella77
join:2001-10-03
Chicago, IL
| Vacated analog tv band
I've not been following the discussion about how the soon to vacated analog tv band will be used, but why can't some of this be used to provide some boost to wi-max or another kind of wireless internet solution?
My thinking is that we should be moving toward a completely wireless future for all our devices. I don't see even fiber as anything more than a short-term answer to our broadband problem. |
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me1212
join:2008-11-20
Pleasant Hill, MO | I thought the analog stuff was going to be used for emergency rescue(firemen cops ect.) people. |
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robl27
Premium
join:2008-07-16
Mary Esther, FL | reply to me1212
Re: metered billing..
right on. when people get their $1,000 ISP bill then hell will break loose. |
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me1212
join:2008-11-20
Pleasant Hill, MO | Yeah, if I have to pay $1000 I may as well get a dedicated Tx connection with no cap. |
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tubbynet
reminds me of the danse russe
Premium
join:2008-01-16
Chandler, AZ
·Cox HSI
·Callcentric
 ·Sprint Mobile Broa..
 ·FrontierNet Intern..
| reply to robl27
said by robl27  :I have a hard time paying $60 a month, don't need it to be $600 dollars a month!! even with twc's *obscene* metered bandwidth trials, you are still looking at the $54.95 for the top tier (with 40gig included) and then $1/gig overage. assuming that the taxes/unfees on your cable modem come to an amount of unusually high tax rate in my metro area (~8.9%), you are looking at a legitimate "bill" of $550.96. if you subtract the base cost of $54.95 for your plan, and then add the used 40gig to the tally, you would be consuming an added 496gig, bringing your monthly consumption to 536 gigabytes per month which is highly unlikely for all but the highest consumers (and these are most likely the people that comcast, et al are trying to target with their 250gig caps).
now, enough of the knee-jerk reactionary fud. i know it makes for a good story to get the masses angry, but lets look at the math, shall we?
q.
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aefstoggaflm
Open Source Fan
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join:2002-03-04
Bethlehem, PA
·Verizon Online DSL
| Someone else predicted that too, but they were wrong...
Points to »Widespread FTTP Deployment - How soon?
and quotes myself
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In the book/magazine of: How The Internet Works, Part 1, Smart Computing Reference Series, Vol 5, Issue 1, Spring 2001.
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Well here we are in 2009 (8 years latter) and we do not see widespread FTTP Deployment.
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