jonnyb
join:2008-03-15
Haverhill, NH | reply to jc100
Re: Daniel Island, SC Fiber To The Home
jc i dont have FTTH, i have cable and it is more than enough for me to do what i need to do it is probably enough for most people to do what they need to do. |
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jc100
join:2002-04-10
 ·RoadRunner Cable
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April 9th, @11:04AM
| Ok, let's look at this from another perspective. For most, cable is plenty, but as things grow in size, will that be the case. Ten years ago, most people thought dialup was great. Now, cable / dsl is the mainstream. Do you want to remain on the same tier ten years down the road. I understand some people simply web browse and email, nothing else. However, you are missing a large sect of the population, which are teenagers and young adults. These people love to share pictures, webcam one another, make videos, etc of their lives. All of which can be considerable in size. Not to mention, some families love sending grandma and grandpa home movies they captured of the kids. I mean I own a mini dvd camcorder myself and and had to upload a 1GB video for some business I helped someone with. This took a LIFETIME. I think about 6 hours to send. Honestly, while I hardly upload, it would be nice to have the potential for it to go fast. Therefore, I am looking at this from a future innovation ideology versus being stuck where we are at now. |
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jester121
join:2003-08-09
Lake Zurich, IL
 ·ViaTalk
| I think you're getting excited over nothing. And "fiber" isn't a metric that's subject to interpretation -- it's a medium for moving data -- if there is glass inside and it involves flashes of light, it's fiber. Whether you think it qualifies under a made up "European Specification" doesn't really apply. 
6 hours to send a file is hardly a lifetime. There are those among us who remember 1200 bps modems downloading one floppy disc worth of software from BBSes that took overnight - yet we did it EVERY NIGHT!
Speeds increase as the market will bear, same as computer speeds and storage capacities. Technology will continue to develop at its normal pace. |
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jc100
join:2002-04-10 | I used a 2400 baud external modem on a 386 laptop... really hated it =). Early 90s when my mom had a laptop from work =). Had an atari 800 lol but that didnt have a modem =(. |
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