swintec
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Alfred, ME |  Bring it to southern Maine...
Expand the FAST footprint would ya? Then maybe Fairpoint would continue to be a viable player for broadband/phone service around here.
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JohnA
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They won't expand it without TV. Same reason Verizon sold it. NH wouldn't talk to them about TV. At least Fairpoint is trying to avoid the franchise nightmare, by going IPTV like T did. |
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Dominokat
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As it is now, I know people are dropping their POTs lines left and right for either VOIP or Cellular. That isn't going to help Fairpoint at all. Each person dropping Fairpoint, is less money for them, and I fear that Fairpoint is going to be in trouble.
I hope it works out for Fairpoint. We'll see soon enough. |
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swintec
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| said by Dominokat  :As it is now, I know people are dropping their POTs lines left and right for either VOIP or Cellular. That isn't going to help Fairpoint at all. Each person dropping Fairpoint, is less money for them, and I fear that Fairpoint is going to be in trouble. I hope it works out for Fairpoint. We'll see soon enough. Exactly. Fairpoint took over from Verizon just as TW was turning on and ramping up advertising for there digital phone service in many of the Adelphia markets they acquired here. They will need to do something or its...Buh-Bye Fairpoint!
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wifi4milez
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New York, NY | So how will this differ?
From a technical standpoint, how will the deployment of Fairpoints IPTV differ from FIOS TV? |
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PDXPLT
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Banks, OR
| FIOS TV isn't really a "hybrid coaxial/fiber system", but they transmit TV on the fiber in the same way the cable MSO's do: namely, they take the whole ~700 MHz-wide cable signal, and analog modulate one of the fiber wavelengths with it. This way, they rolled out TV using a tried-and-true technology with available components. Internet access, VOIP, and other digital services are carried digitally on another light wavelength.
For IPTV, even TV is carried in IP packets digitally on the fiber. It gives them alot more flexibility in offering advanced VOD services, etc. |
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swintec
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| said by PDXPLT :FIOS TV isn't really a "hybrid coaxial/fiber system".. Sure it is, there is Fiber up to the premises, and Co-Ax in the home....I do not know much about IPTV, but instead of CO-Ax don't they use network cabling to connect the STBs?
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ILpt4U
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2 edits | AT&T U-Verse (which is all IPTV for TV) uses Cat 5 wiring to connect the ONT (on FTTP installs) to the RG (modem/router/wifi access point all in one), and from there all the STBes connect to the RG thru either and/or both Cat 5 or Coax. Ethernet over Cat 5, or HPNA over Coax. Basically the Coax is used as networking wire.
Continuing the AT&T thought, is Fairpoint making this move to position itself nicely for a potential sale to AT&T? Perhaps AT&T would be looking to expand its New England Footprint outside of just CT? This is total conjecture on my part, but it is a possibility. IPTV is the same direction AT&T went with its U-Verse service |
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wifi4milez
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said by swintec :said by PDXPLT :FIOS TV isn't really a "hybrid coaxial/fiber system".. Sure it is, there is Fiber up to the premises, and Co-Ax in the home....I do not know much about IPTV, but instead of CO-Ax don't they use network cabling to connect the STBs? Not to complicate the issue further, but I am scheduled to get FIOS on the 20th. I live in NYC, and so they are deploying it using (I think) VDSL2.
»[northeast] Just ordered my FIOS!
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buzz_4_20
join:2003-09-20
Presque Isle, ME | reply to swintec
Re: Bring it to southern Maine...
Northern Maine... |
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mrvid
join:2007-06-19
Levittown, NY | reply to JohnA
I don't know if their going to get that break; there is constant pressure which suggests if they deliver cable TV channels, then they are in fact a cable company & therefore, should be paying franchise fees. |
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Ytsejamer1
join:2008-01-18
Somersworth, NH
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Re: Bring it right up the road!!!
Yeah, I think they need to expand the fiber rollout to surrounding communities. I wouldn't give two sh*ts where my tv signal comes from, as long as I get good picture and sound, that'd work for me. I'm only two towns over from Portsmouth, just outside the existing FIOS infrastructure. My boss was the first one in Portsmouth to get it. He has since moved and Verizon pulled out of his new town midway the rollout there. He could see the spool of fiber sitting at the end of his street. *bummer*
I'd love to dump all comcast services...even though I'm leery of Fairpoint as a sustainable company, i'd give them a chance if it is beneficial to me.
IMO, there's no way they could get this going over a DSL connection. I don't think the connections would hold up reliably enough for IPTV. |
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cornelius785
join:2006-10-26
Worcester, MA | reply to PDXPLT
Re: So how will this differ?
wouldn't IPTV over fiber allow for greater bandwidth in general? since another wavelength can be used with relative ease because the equipment is pretty much already in place. |
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cornelius785
join:2006-10-26
Worcester, MA
| this looks promising
hopefully this will go well and hopefully other companies will see how well (or bad) this goes and when other providers start to do IPTV, they can ensure their implementation goes smoothly with good results for the customers.
is this the first real talk of actually implementing IPTV on large scale in the U.S.? |
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