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batmanst
join:2003-12-23
Beverly Hills, CA | it was a failure to begin with power lines was never suited for broadband, the electrical current is too strong for anything else and the speed is only a little better then isdn. this technology sucks big time, two thumbs down! just as I thought even before it was introduced! | |
|  RayW
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join:2001-09-01
Layton, UT
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| Re: it was a failure to begin with said by batmanst  :
power lines was never suited for broadband, the electrical current is too strong for anything else and the speed is only a little better then isdn. this technology sucks big time, two thumbs down! just as I thought even before it was introduced!
Actually the 60 Hz electrical current was never an issue. That was just a token engineering effort in isolation. The big issues are the EMI generated and the gross inefficiency of a power conductor at the frequencies required.
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I am not lost, I find myself every time. | |
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KillKoolaid
@mindspring.com
| Well, you are just plain wrong. I have subscribed to a test roll-out of BPL from Progress Energy, Inc. in NC. I have reliable 1.5 MB up and 1.5 MB down. Many times it is 2.9MB down and 2.0 MB up (see dsl speed reports for mindspring or earthlink at zip 27526).
It may be true that it causes interference, well then argue that point. But don't argue that it is as slow as ISDN, because factually--at least in my case, it is not.
The wireless bridge that connects to the BPL network could not have been easier to setup and use.
I also have cable broadband. In contrast to my cable connection, I have not had any "Blinking" modem lights, failure to connect, or DNS/Router problems with BPL. Not to mention my upload speed is much higher. In short, my BPL bridge has not suffered any failure to connect (maybe 10 times on cable in the same time period). You sound like a mac kool-aid drinker--in fact all of these posters do.
I, for one, am in favor of anything that prevents monopoly. Where I live, dsl is not available, so the only provider is cable via TWC RR. I welcome broadband competition that will lead to better service from broadband service providers. If this is "fools gold", let me be a fool, 'cause it works and works as well (or better) than my cable broadband. In contrast to the opinions in this thread, I actually have facts to back up my opinions. Not kool-aid drinker hyperbole. | |
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CheeseWare
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join:2003-04-24
Burnaby, BC
4 edits | Probing the ISP service 1 - Could you tell us how is your LAN protected in the event of a lightening strike or grid brownout on the powerline?
2 - Have you very carefully read your subscriber agreement?
3 - Have you measured the availability of the service and maintaining these rates? Is it operating at same level of availability as your cable connection 7x24 5NINES along with Client Care? Are you confident that these rates will be maintained as new subs are added?
4 - Are you running a business on it? And would you?
I totally agree with challenging the telcos/cablecos duopoly but it is far from clear whether BPL is a credible challenger. Therefore we have to be very careful about the horse we gamble on. | |
| | N0JCG
join:2003-07-18
Minneapolis, MN | Re: it was a failure to begin with How many other subscribers are on your leg of the system, or are you lucky enough to have it alone?
Want to borrow a shortwave receiver and see what it's doing to the spectrum? | |
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