mbernste
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Piscataway, NJ |  9 mbit might be in out future?!
Hopefully the article will be posted soon at the top of this forum (I just submitted it), according to an article at DSL Prime news Brian Roberts has been mulling raising speeds. First to 3 mbit, and if necessary TRIPLE it! |
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TKJunkMail
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Avalon, NJ | Here is the link. It was posted in a dslr news item.
»isp-planet.com/cplanet/tech/2003···528.html |
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palbri
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I'll believe it when I "hog", I mean, "download" it!  |
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djdanska
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| reply to mbernste
" Responding to Verizon and SBC, he's ready to raise speeds on cable modems, initially to 3 Mbps"
Whoo hoo! (I would like to see it first. but can wish!!)
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mbernste
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| said by djdanska  :
" ready to raise speeds on cable modems, initially to 3 Mbps"
Exactly. Initially to 3 Mbps. I wonder if Brian has been sneaking about on this forum?
To be honest, I'm tired of the folks in the town next door talking about their OOL connection. Heck, I'm tired of visiting my aunt and seeing that she gets so much faster speeds than I do!
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gr33dy
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Tempe, AZ | Geez, 3Mbps would be great... |
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mbernste
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| said by gr33dy :
Geez, 3Mbps would be great...
I have to admit. I do like my 3.5 mbit speed much better than when I had my 1.3 mbit speed. $95/month is expensive as heck, but for me its worth it. Depending on what the new "Pro" speeds are, I'd probably drop back to Silver if the new speed is 3.5/384.
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mbernste
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I wonder, if we get to see Brian Roberts's vision of multiple 5mbit connections to the home, if we would be able to bridge those connections to our cable modem and get like a 15 or 20 mbit connection. Heh, we might have to start checking to see what the max speeds of our cable modems are.
Well, one can dream, can't they?!
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draven
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- watches about 820+ people on this forum sign up on eTrade and look up Comcast.....
I have to say, the things that Brian Roberts has been saying as of late are music to our ears, but you have to wonder if he's being realistic....
.... or if he's bluffing in an attempt to cause competitors to self-destruct trying to rush unprepared services to the table in an effort to undercut Comcast.
We have to remember, Comcast is the leader and all others are currently the underdog. Roberts can afford to talk smack.
That being said, I fully believe Comcast is poising themselves to revolutionize broadband as we know it, whether it be soon, as Roberts seems to imply, or years down the road.
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newview
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Parsonsburg, MD | reply to mbernste
OK Brian, you're the boss . . . make it happen. |
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Konceptz
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Chesterfield, VA | reply to mbernste
hopefully
Silver:3500/384
Pro:5400/512
For those speeds i would have to highly consider the 95 a month.
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Nerdtalker
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I think the max with the 5100 is 30mbits down, 10up. It'd be great if we could see 3 megabits down! Perhaps he will double it to 6 if we complain more! The thing is, I rarely see 1.5 as it is because many of these servers don't seem to be able to send the file fast enough. I think the increase could only be seen in multiple downloads and such. Brian Roberts should compete against Optimum Online instead of the DSL companies. |
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imrf
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| why would he compete against someone who is not a competitor.if you have Comcast there usually is a godd chance you can call and cancel and get DSL.you cant call and drop Comcast and get OOL.thats why he is going to compete with DSL and all the overbuilding cable companies like RCN and WOW. |
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clubs: | That's a very good point, but if we had the option, how many of us would immediateley dump comcast and jump onboard ool? |
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mig288
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Merchantville, NJ | reply to mbernste
take the upstream level higher also ! And impose those same caps on users like OOL does! That way P2P does't win the upgrading issues |
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J D McDorce
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| reply to mbernste
Considering other quotes lately, I would recommend a grain of salt on the side  said by »biz.yahoo.com/djus/030507/1137001146_1.html:
"We're not too sure what it means at this point," Roberts said of reports that Verizon is lowering prices on its digital subscriber line service. "We don't think that cable modems and DSL are necessarily comparable."
Roberts said it is unclear exactly what steps Verizon will take in its various markets.
"For $42.95 we've sold a tremendous millions" of high-speed cable modems, Roberts said. He said many people think cable modems are superior to DSL, and suggested that Verizon may be discounting "a less robust product."
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Kommie
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East Haven, CT | I think it will go like this:
Pro: 3.5/384 $57-45(Current basic price)
OOL Speeds(Uncapped): $95
P2P should not be banned. You gaming folks take just us much bandwidth as we P2P folks do. |
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djdanska
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| said by Kommie :
You gaming folks take just us much bandwidth as we P2P folks do.
Let the flaming begin.
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imrf
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| reply to Kommie
said by Kommie :
OOL Speeds(Uncapped): $95
Technically OOL is capped, it is 10Mbps/1Mbps.Cable modems are capable of way more than that when "uncapped". |
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jasqid
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| said by imrf :
said by Kommie :
OOL Speeds(Uncapped): $95
Technically OOL is capped, it is 10Mbps/1Mbps.Cable modems are capable of way more than that when "uncapped".
Yeah... and my car is capable of 240MPH but it only goes 70-75 on the "free"way. 
Sorry I had to jab that in there. Why make em go that fast if it cant be used.....???? (Kinda Rhetorical...) |
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