iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
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| reply to AlexNYC
Re: Broadband - hardly
Are you one of the people sitting on a 256k connection? If so then I pity you if that's all you can get in your area. Otherwise, shush...I'd much rather have 512k over DSL than 512k over a shaky WISP, and 1.5/256 would be great here. Then again, CenTel...er...CenLink won't be taking my area over any time soon so it's a moot point.
FWIW, while service could be better at peak times, my experience of a family member's Embarq connection (3072/640 due to loop length) was enjoyable, even with interleave. Sure, 10/896 isn't next-gen, but the merged entity just might be able to upgrade infrastructure and give better service to everyone in their footprint.
As a potential plus for Embarq customers, CenTel has a regional backbone network (Lightcore) and Embarq doesn't. Then again, Embarq's typical bandwidth mix (Sprint + Level3) isn't bad at all... |
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Karl Bode
News Guy
join:2000-03-02 | On the bright side, you could be an area where all you could get is HughesNet or Wild Blue. |
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iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO | Or not have either due to trees in the way of the sat... |
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rabeatz
Premium
join:2009-03-21
Apopka, FL | reply to iansltx
That lightcore network also has plans for expansion into EQ territories, and across the US in their territories, throughout 2009-2012 |
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iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO | Hmm, wonder if that means cheaper local bandwidth for WISPs where CenLink won't reach? |
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me1212
join:2008-11-20
Pleasant Hill, MO | That would be cool if they did cause that could mean cheaper bandwidth for the WISP I use. |
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iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
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| That's assuming your ISP touches the local phone system. From your forum posts (going off the top of my head here) they appear to have their own wireless distribution system back to Kansas City. I might be wrong, but if they don't buy telco circuits their bandwidth costs won't change.
Though if CenLink hooks together their backbone well enough for cheap enough other providers might come in due to cheaper startup costs (lot less expensive to start out with a few T1s than to build a wireless distribution system) and introduce competition into the area.
So I suppose the biggest factor in pricing such stuff out is competition. Though it seems cable companies tend to be cheaper than telcos for everything like this, albeit at lower quality levels... |
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