Re: High Speed Homes<seriously though>
by Ken Lanxner <klanxner(at)home.com>
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On 5/3/01 at 2:07 PM, Captain F.M. O'Lary <ctfuzzy(at)canopy.net> wrote:
> Completely off topic but . . .
>
> Monday the "cable modem people" came out to my house and replaced my
> DSL with their cable modem.
>
> I am seeing ~regular~ throughput in the 2250K range - even when
> California is awake!
>
> In case those numbers mean nothing to you: FASTER than a t-1 by a
> significant amount.
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> Price? I can't say (mom would REALLY smack me), but I'll tell you it
> is HUGELY cheaper than a T-1.
>
> Cable Rocks!
> Fuzzy.
With cable, your speed is supposed to be affected by how many of your
neighbors are also using the service. But I was the first on my block
and now *everyone* has cable (on my street) and I haven't noticed a
difference. By odd coincidence, our very short block includes 5 Web
designers and a Web host tech support person.
Congratulations, Fuzzy.
Ken
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