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SkaredShtles

SkaredShtles

Michael Bolton
Sep 21, 2003
65,830
12,827
In a van.... down by the river
So they wouldn't work with me on the price of teh intarwebz...

So I'm gonna be a Qworst DSL customer. Bundled with local phone for less than I was paying JUST for Comcrap.

Hopefully this won't be a total clusterf**k.

:D
 
berkshire_rider

berkshire_rider

Growler
Feb 5, 2003
2,552
10
The Blackstone Valley
It might be. I tried verizon dsl a few years back and it was a horror show. Had to reboot the modem constantly and renew the IP 3-4 times a night and the "speed" sucked. Even though comcast screws you in terms of price, the service is fairly reliable and fast.

Personally, I wish I could try Fios.
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SkaredShtles

SkaredShtles

Michael Bolton
Sep 21, 2003
65,830
12,827
In a van.... down by the river
Yah - I had DSL at my old house and never had any issues... so I'm hoping for the best...

One thing I have going for me - they recently (last year or so) wired the neighborhood FOR DSL (it was unavailable for a long time), so hopefully that means they'll have all the kinks worked out.

They tried to get me to sign up for fiber... but I'm too cheap. :D
 
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NateLeoni

Chimp
Oct 17, 2008
3
0
Comcast in not at all flexible when it comes to their pricing, and they are a fair amount more than other cable services I have had.

They also throttle bittorent traffic. Even worse, my entire connection goes down anytime I try to download anything over bittorent, and I have to reset my router & modem.

On the up side, they are reliable and the connection is pretty fast.
 
Toshi

Toshi

Harbinger of Doom
Oct 23, 2001
38,381
7,769
when i go to NY i want FIOS. that is, if i can't leech off of my neighbors, of course. :D
 
$tinkle

$tinkle

Expert on blowing
Feb 12, 2003
14,591
6
"We're sorry Verizon doesn't offer FiOS service in your area."

can they piggyback on existing infrastructure, or do they drop in their own proprietary?
 
Secret Squirrel

Secret Squirrel

There is no Justice!
Dec 21, 2004
8,150
1
Up sh*t creek, without a paddle
$tinkle said:
"We're sorry Verizon doesn't offer FiOS service in your area."

can they piggyback on existing infrastructure, or do they drop in their own proprietary?
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My 'hood just got jacked in. They were out hanging lines and burying cable (sounds kinda like the green room for a porn shoot, eh?) for a couple weeks if not months. I'd say it was proprietary. Unlike my Verizon DSL which I believe is piggybacked...(cause it uses the existing phone line...)
 
syadasti

syadasti

i heart mac
Apr 15, 2002
12,690
290
VT
Its fiber to the premises, the optical equipment is either in your basement or right on the side of the house. I've had FIOS since it was available. It can be rolled out anywhere, FIOS is in a lot NJ neighborhoods that are very old like Rumson (over 100 years old). Their billing system sucks if you don't have phone service with them BTW...

Fiber to the premises (FTTP) is a form of fiber-optic communication delivery in which an optical fiber is run directly onto the customers' premises. This contrasts with other fiber-optic communication delivery strategies such as fiber to the node (FTTN), fiber to the curb (FTTC), or hybrid fibre-coaxial (HFC), all of which depend upon more traditional methods such as copper wires or coaxial cable for "last mile" delivery.
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FTTC is used for DSL or cable modems.

Fiber to the curb allows delivery of broadband services such as high speed internet. High speed communications protocols such as broadband cable access (typically DOCSIS) or some form of DSL are used between the cabinet and the customers. The data rates vary according to the exact protocol used and according to how close the customer is to the cabinet.
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valve bouncer

valve bouncer

Master Dildoist
Feb 11, 2002
7,843
114
Japan
FTTH here, I'd love to know what Bluray quality stuff streams at. I can stream DVD quality here (coming from North America- I think) but a Bluray rip takes about 20 minutes or so to buffer.
 
syadasti

syadasti

i heart mac
Apr 15, 2002
12,690
290
VT
valve bouncer said:
FTTH here, I'd love to know what Bluray quality stuff streams at. I can stream DVD quality here (coming from North America- I think) but a Bluray rip takes about 20 minutes or so to buffer.
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Its probably net congestion getting to the source, not the available bandwidth of your connection. They have fat pipes in Japan but probably not at your source you are trying to stream from.

According to the Blu-ray Disc specification, 1x speed is defined as 36Mbps. However, as BD-ROM movies will require a 54Mbps data transfer rate the minimum speed we're expecting to see is 2x (72Mbps). Blu-ray also has the potential for much higher speeds, as a result of the larger numerical aperture (NA) adopted by Blu-ray Disc. The large NA value effectively means that Blu-ray will require less recording power and lower disc rotation speed than DVD and HD-DVD to achieve the same data transfer rate. While the media itself limited the recording speed in the past, the only limiting factor for Blu-ray is the capacity of the hardware. If we assume a maximum disc rotation speed of 10,000 RPM, then 12x at the outer diameter should be possible (about 400Mbps). This is why the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) already has plans to raise the speed to 8x (288Mbps) or more in the future.
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They do have HD quality on-demand services. FIOS offers HDTV on demand and there are also Internet based ones now too.
 
valve bouncer

valve bouncer

Master Dildoist
Feb 11, 2002
7,843
114
Japan
My problem is I don't want to pay for it. Also my TV isn't really up to it even though it apparently can do 1080i. Anyway a new telly is in the works, how soon depends on how much I want to work on Saturdays. Personally I have no plans to get a Bluray player as direct d/loads are the future.
Thanks for the info mate. Cheers.
 
Secret Squirrel

Secret Squirrel

There is no Justice!
Dec 21, 2004
8,150
1
Up sh*t creek, without a paddle
valve bouncer said:
My problem is I don't want to pay for it. Also my TV isn't really up to it even though it apparently can do 1080i. Anyway a new telly is in the works, how soon depends on how much I want to work on Saturdays. Personally I have no plans to get a Bluray player as direct d/loads are the future.
Thanks for the info mate. Cheers.
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For optimal blu-ray definition, you'll want a 1080p.
 
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