[Cialug] Fiber Internet

[Matthew Nuzum]

On 6/3/08, Neal Daringer <admin at c0wzftp.com> wrote:
> beforwarned i have heard that qwest is doing major upgrades to their
> network. none of which, that i have heard, is actually fiber to the home.
> they are increasing their dsl service speeds to better compete with current
> cable company offerings. of course, i hope i am wrong, for all of our sakes.
> fiber to the home is like the holy grail for internet service. almost
> impossible to come by and when you have the opportunity to have it you must
> respect it and treat it as though it was your first born child.
>

A couple weeks after I moved out of Bradenton Florida Verizon
installed fiber to all the homes in my neighbourhood there. They are
deploying fiber as broad and wide as they can because they don't have
to share it like they do the copper. Verizon says they loose money on
the deals where other ISPs resell their copper. With Fiber (called
FIOS) they deliver a voip like telephone service, high speed
networking (7Mbps is the low end) and tv programming.

As I understand it, they are doing this across their service area.

Oh, and Dave:

On 6/4/08, Dave J. Hala Jr. <dave at 58ghz.net> wrote:
> I guess this is one one of the advantages of living in a densely
>  populated urban area.

I live in a densely populated urban area and can only get 1.5Mbps.
(Highland park area in Des Moines) You just can't win.

I still think the future is wimax. Then again I also think that half
the people with computers won't need a PC in a few years because
everything they need a computer for will be done with something that
looks more like an iPhone than a PC. And who'd want to pay for DSL
service just for their iphone?

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Matthew Nuzum
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