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This is definitely a thing. Here's a link from my friend in Kansas, and how Comcast is preparing for it already: http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/3479092379
by objnotdefined 12y ago
This is definitely a thing. Here's a link from my friend in Kansas, and how Comcast is preparing for it already:
http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/3479092379 http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/3479092379
Incredible what happens when you get a little competition!
- hrrsn 12y agoI'm due to get fibre installed later this month. Can't wait to go from 10mbit/0.8mbit ADSL to 100/50.
- pwarner 12y agoA reasonable article on how cable companies can respond. http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/12/why-comcast-and-other-cable-isps-arent-selling-you-gigabit-internet/ http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/12/why-co... tl;dr: by using more spectrum in the coax cable can get pretty fast... So pressure from Google should get them to crank up the speed sooner than later.
- ihsw 12y agoAs mentioned in the article, this requires a DOCSIS 3.0+ modem, and there are costs to rolling out equipment. Cranking up the speed isn't simply a matter of turning the dial on their end. However you are correct that coaxial cable has plenty of room for improvement with a cost that pales in comparison to rolling out FTTH.