[SkaredShtles]

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.

 

[berkshire_rider]

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.
lthumbsdown:

 

[SkaredShtles]

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.

 

[blue]

Qwest blows. I despise Comcast, but when I was in SLC you got what you paid for...YMMV, of course.

 

[NateLeoni]

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.

 

[gonefirefightin]

I like my sattelite

 

[Toshi]

when i go to NY i want FIOS. that is, if i can't leech off of my neighbors, of course.

 

[syadasti]

Fios is teh awesome. I've had it since it was available in the area:

 

[valve bouncer]

Yeah once you get fibre optic the possibilities of the internet become vast.

 

[Secret Squirrel]

Yeah once you get fibre optic the possibilities of the internet become vast.

So much porn....so little time...

You know you're an addict when 1 terabyte is dedicated to just the "Lesbian Anal Midgets from the Andromeda Galaxy" series.

 

[$tinkle]

"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?

 

[narlus]

Verizon FiOS Internet Service is not currently available for your address

bastids.

 

[Secret Squirrel]

"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?

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...)

 

[Transcend]

FIOS usually requires it's own infrastructure as it is fibre to the curb and barely any neighborhoods are setup that way, not even new developments.

 

[syadasti]

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.

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.

 

[valve bouncer]

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]

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.

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.

They do have HD quality on-demand services. FIOS offers HDTV on demand and there are also Internet based ones now too.

 

[valve bouncer]

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]

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.

For optimal blu-ray definition, you'll want a 1080p.

 

[valve bouncer]

For optimal blu-ray definition, you'll want a 1080p.

Well the new devil's box will certainly be that. Apparently the government will be sending us a stimulus check in the new year so that's gonna enable me to get a few extra inches tacked on!

 

[Westy]

...stimulus check in the new year so that's gonna enable me to get a few extra inches tacked on!

Your a sick bastard.

 

[valve bouncer]

Your a sick bastard.

I teach children. All ages too!

 

[SkaredShtles]

Wow... just as a public service announcement - don't use Qwest's DNS servers. They blow donkey a$$.

 

[binary visions]

Wow... just as a public service announcement - don't use Qwest's DNS servers. They blow donkey a$$.

Use OpenDNS servers.

208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220

 

[$tinkle]

dumped qwest yesterday
not b/c of their service; i'm off the grid now

 

[SkaredShtles]

Use OpenDNS servers.

208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220

Yeah - I'm using one of theirs...