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Fiber Optic Broadband

by Steve Gibson, May 06, 2001 7:31am PDT

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For those of you keeping track of all the latest broadband technologies that are being rolled out, SBC Communications has just announced their fiber-optic connections that are supposed to kick butt.

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im still on 28.8

May 06, 2001 5:50pm PDT

im still on 28.8 : Dashiznit

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I shudder to think how much the fibre optic broad band will cost...
is this fibre optics linking right to your house? damn the installation fees would be huge

May 06, 2001 7:34am PDT

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I shudder to think how much the fibre optic broad band will cost... is this fibre optics linking right t... : Torias
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  I would be willing to pay a reasonable amount. Something on the order of $300-$500 installation and perh... : TorValdeZ
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    but the thing is you wouldn't get the full fibre optic speed.. I have cable with a top dl speed of 450k... : Torias
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      A. you damn well better get that speed cause they aren't talking about cable they are talking about "f... : Turd Ferguson
      
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      yeah, but if the server you are downloading doesn't have a good connection to the back bone, or is over : Torias
      
      yup...this will make sure the slowest link isnt you : TheTick
  - I would be will to pay as much as 200-300 a month for 10Mb-100Mb access (provided I can actually serve o... : TheTick

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right now i think dsl/cable are fine, problem is capacity, everyone and their mama has dsl/cable and the 386 running all of this on their ball of yarn is melting to the earths core...

May 06, 2001 12:09pm PDT

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right now i think dsl/cable are fine, problem is capacity, everyone and their mama has dsl/cable and the ... : ghost in my shell
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- they're not fine for me...i want 10/100...i want to set up vpn with my friends in chicago and dallas...h... : TheTick

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I can get fiberoptic broadband right now. I think...DSL over fiber or something

May 06, 2001 12:07pm PDT

I can get fiberoptic broadband right now. I think...DSL over fiber or something : boomstickah

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My cable company uses fiber optics and has been for almost three years or is that two years,I really can't remember.

May 06, 2001 8:26am PDT

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- alot of cable companies do. although ive heard from some cable techs that they don't use as much fiber... : Turd Ferguson
- Mine does too but the final connection from junction box to pole to houses is still coax : CharlieManson

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Too bad Verizon won't pick up on this; they're too stupid to do anything that benefits customers.

May 06, 2001 9:28am PDT

Too bad Verizon won't pick up on this; they're too stupid to do anything that benefits customers. : the archvile

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Awesome speed, i can see this being the successor to dsl/cable, but not for a while since this would take a while to layout, and the price could be trouble! Here's hoping for the hopeless hpb i am :(

May 06, 2001 8:04am PDT

Awesome speed, i can see this being the successor to dsl/cable, but not for a while since this would take... : hohoh0

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FIRST POST

i wonder if this now constitutes as being off topic

May 06, 2001 7:32am PDT

FIRST POST i wonder if this now constitutes as being off topic : TwiLyght

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oh, it is so ironic when you're denied a first post by exceeding your post rate limit!

May 06, 2001 7:32am PDT

oh, it is so ironic when you're denied a first post by exceeding your post rate limit! : xvdl