Speakeasy alternatives

[Matt Galster]

On 3/28/07, Kristian Hermansen <kristian.hermansen at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 3/28/07, Jerry Feldman <gaf at blu.org> wrote:
> > One thing I'm not sure of with FIOS is whether it is symmetrical or
> > asymmetrical. Comcast is asymmetrical at 6Mbps down, 384Kbps up, and
> > most DSLs are asymmetrical.
>
> It is still asymmetrical, but is much faster than Comcast for the same
> price.  The upload speed is what I want, because I have my own
> webserver.  I can currently only upload ~40 KBPS, which is about 1/4
> the speed of FIOS basic package and 1/10 that of their premium
> package.  If you want to pay a ton of money, 30Mbps down/5Mbps up.
> It's $180, but if you live in an apartment complex with a bunch pf
> people will to split on the wifi, it ends up being much faster and you
> pay about the same...
> --
> Kristian Hermansen
>


Check this out.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verizon_FiOS

That technical description of the network makes FiOS look more like
Cable than DSL.

"Verizon is constructing a passive optical network. Optical fiber
extends from central offices to unpowered hubs, in which the optical
signal is optically split up to 32 ways."

MEG

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