In a message dated 3/5/10 7:22:17 AM, dantear...@gmail.com writes:
> At 2:23 PM -0800 3/4/2010, John Carmonne wrote: > >Notice there's not much help for upload probably an FCC thing to > >keep the licensee's pockets heavier. > > Nothing to do with the FCC. > > This is because the older copper and coax based technologies are > asymmetrical -- higher bandwidth in one direction and much lower in > the other. This has traditionally been "ok" for residential service > because, until p2p and such, most customers didn't need to upload > much data. eg: V.90 dialup, ADSL, DOCSIS 1 & 2 (coax). The ISPs > reserved symmetrical services, which cost *much* more to maintain, > for their business-grade customers. eg: SDSL. > > Newer technologies are changing all this. FTTH (Fiber to the Home) > is a symmetrical service, limited only by the quality of the > repeaters, routers, and backhaul. And DOCSIS 3 permits much higher > upstream, so it can be configured to seem symmetrical. > > Pricing is, of course, simply what the market will bear, plus a giant > dose of consumer and political stupidity. > > - Dan. > -- > - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth. > > -- > > My condo complex has fiber but maybe Time Warner is holding out? John Carmonne Yorba Linda USA -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
