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dvd536
as Mr. Pink as they come
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join:2001-04-27
Phoenix, AZ
| Re: Yeah! said by AthlGrond  :
and Qwest doesn't appear to be in any big hurry to lower prices.
Or raise speeds. 640/272 or 256/256 may have been fine 5 years ago but things need to change or Qwest is going to be left in the dust.
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DHRacer
Fire Survivor
join:2000-10-10
Lake Arrowhead, CA
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| Not in California Well, of you're a Californian, then maybe broadband over powerlines isn't such a great idea. Besides the rolling blackouts we also had our rates raised by 200% at one time.
That already sounds like your average broadband provider to me. What's the point of powerline broadband if it isn't stable and cheap. Any Californian that signs up for this is clearly not thinking properly. | |
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join:2002-10-25
Emeryville, CA
| Re: Not in California It wasn't the power distributors (e.g. PG&E) that caused havoc during the power crisis in CA. It was the producers and traders (e.g. Enron). Power Line Communications is a viable alternative. Total throughput should be about 2Mb/s in the next year or two... | |
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join:2003-03-11
Camden, WV | Anybody notice... Anybody notice that most of the people who were skeptics in that article were from CABLE COMPANIES!!! Not saying their skepticism isn't valid just that that I'm skeptical of their skepticism. | |
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I Need Speed.
join:2001-07-05
Dyer, IN
| Re: Anybody notice... Well the Power Companies would likely become the biggest monopoly's as you will never have a choice which Power Company you would like to use and there always raising rates here and there. tho this would apply to the areas where they could only get PLC | |
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join:2003-03-11
Camden, WV | Re: Anybody notice... I don't care since no one else is gonna give me broadband anytime soon anyway...as long as the pings are good and the downloads are decent I'm all for it even if it requires me to bathe in the blood of a hundred puppies, or deal with a monopoly. | |
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Oologah, OK | Re: Anybody notice... Amen to that. I just want broadband one way or another | |
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bokamba
Chengdu Rocks
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join:2002-04-05
Falls Church, VA
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| This could get very interesting We all know how cable monopolies act when it comes to broadband; we're used to their silly and annoying antics. We all know how the Baby Bells behave; their lobbying for deregulation is nothing new. But how will power monopolies deal in the broadband field? What will be their style? | |
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Rammer
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join:2001-03-06
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| Style lets wait for them too get it up and going then worry about that
then you see cable and dsl get some real attitudes
hope they do make a go of it---who knows it might even work
be a shot in the arm for the millions who are stuck with only the so called--- space broadband---then we leave that too all the ufo's so they can download some cd's
see if the record company's can sue them
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TilhasBB
Formally Goden99
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join:2000-08-05
canada
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| Re: Style Don't flame me for my comment people don't think this will work because it's the same plug you plug power in. But it uses a different modulation the technology is simpler than DSL and Dsl is working fine. There are some minor problems but those have been fixed. It's already running in some contries heck you can get home network threw powerlines now (100mbit) | |
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join:2001-03-06
clubs: | Re: Style the power companys have used there lines for years too operate the hydro dams here in the south--so with a little extra thing here and there i can see it working -hope it does cause that be the only way i ever get rid of this dial up crap | |
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Nick58
join:2001-12-10
B4V-2V9 | Speeds I wonder what the speeds would be like though. It's one line so wouldn't it be susceptible to slowdowns in peak hours like cable. | |
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dvd536
as Mr. Pink as they come
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join:2001-04-27
Phoenix, AZ
| Re: Speeds said by Nick58 :
I wonder what the speeds would be like though. It's one line so wouldn't it be susceptible to slowdowns in peak hours like cable.
Everything has slowdowns in peak hours, not just cable. everything is shared at a certain point. cable the node, DSL the CO etc...your providers uplink is shared by all customers using that provider, when it becomes saturated, slowdowns occur.
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Sterling, VA
clubs: | Re: Speeds Funny that, my Verizon line is always the same speed. It isn't fast really 730, but it is consistant. | |
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SoulStorm
Don'T Think, Drink
join:2003-01-27
Lincoln, NE
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| That's if... The power company wants the headache of being an ISP. I did some research into this, and the local power company where I live only wants to lease it's fiber to businesses. It has no plans to use it's power lines for Internet service. Other power companies may decide the same thing.
Keep in mind it isn't just a matter of plugging in the servers and the service is up and running. Additional (expensive) equipment is usually needed for the power companies to get this started. For the customers, the speeds are only 5 - 10 times faster than dial up. At least that was the result of the trial phase in Missouri.
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