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elchrist
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Joined: 09 Oct 2002
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 Posted: 14 Oct 2002 10:32 AM Post subject: Broadband Internet Access |
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OK, so the only thing available in the valley for consumers (that isn't a rip-off) is dial-up and satellite. We've all been awaiting the arrival of broadband for years now and nothing seems to be happening. I've heard some rumors and read some "inside" info on broadband development, but that's just not good enough.
I wanna know WTF is really going on! |
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revramrod
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Location: Calecia.com
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| Posted: 14 Oct 2002 03:20 PM Post subject: Re: Broadband Internet Access |
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| elchrist wrote: | OK, so the only thing available in the valley for consumers (that isn't a rip-off) is dial-up and satellite. We've all been awaiting the arrival of broadband for years now and nothing seems to be happening. I've heard some rumors and read some "inside" info on broadband development, but that's just not good enough.
I wanna know WTF is really going on! |
SBC is scheduled to deploy DSL in the Imperial Valley (Calexico, El Centro and Brawley, to be exact) on December 16, 2002. We'll see. |
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ElWusso
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Joined: 09 Oct 2002
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Location: ts'calecia
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| or you can just buy the satellite from that one dude near the waterplant and and resell the service to yo homies, it would pay for itself.... fuck i want cable |
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revramrod
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Location: Calecia.com
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| Posted: 15 Oct 2002 11:46 AM Post subject: |
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| ElWusso wrote: | | or you can just buy the satellite from that one dude near the waterplant and and resell the service to yo homies, it would pay for itself.... fuck i want cable |
Satellite sucks, though. You get latency up the ass. With cable, you have to share the pipe with everyone in your zone, so you're screwed if you've got a warez puppy in your midst. Wireless? Pass.
DSL is the way to go for consumer broadband. Isolated and clean. |
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amp
Wal-Mart Associate
Joined: 11 Oct 2002
Posts: 234
Location: Calexico
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| Posted: 15 Oct 2002 02:05 PM Post subject: Satellite |
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| revramrod wrote: | | Satellite sucks, though. You get latency up the ass. |
You're right about the latency, but I wouldn't say that it sucks. I've been able to download at speeds upto 300 kbps. From one sight I was getting like 749 kbps. The slowest speeds I get are about 40-50kbps(10x faster than dial-up). That's pretty fast. And that's when I'm downloading files from someone else, who has a slow connection.
I can't play games over the internet because of the latency, but I don't have any interest in that, anyway.
I would rather have DSL, but I wasn't willing to wait. If you can wait, you should. If you need broadband now, and can't wait to see if DSL or cable is coming soon, then get a 2-way satellite system.
I just don't see any large companies spending all the millions of dollars for a service that will be used by a few. I know that the state of California subsidizes these companies costs so that they will provide rural areas with broadband, but it still has to prove profitable. And, unless these companies offer a fast DSL connection for $30 or under, I doubt very many people will pay for it. Even in areas where it is widely available, the vast majority still use dial-up. |
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revramrod
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Location: Calecia.com
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| Posted: 15 Oct 2002 11:26 PM Post subject: Re: Satellite |
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| amp wrote: |
You're right about the latency, but I wouldn't say that it sucks. I've been able to download at speeds upto 300 kbps. From one sight I was getting like 749 kbps. The slowest speeds I get are about 40-50kbps(10x faster than dial-up). That's pretty fast. And that's when I'm downloading files from someone else, who has a slow connection.
I can't play games over the internet because of the latency, but I don't have any interest in that, anyway.
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Their's no denying that satellite is available now in the area and provides fast transfer rates, but I can't justify the high latency for what I want to do with my connection.
I'm interested in gaming. High bit-rate streaming media too. Remote administration. Using real-time thin client applications. Data synchronization. VPN'ing into work. Maybe even doing some video conferencing. All of which happen to be affected dramatically by latency.
Man, I've been waiting to reclaim my Low Ping Bastard status since I moved back to the valley.
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I just don't see any large companies spending all the millions of dollars for a service that will be used by a few. I know that the state of California subsidizes these companies costs so that they will provide rural areas with broadband, but it still has to prove profitable. And, unless these companies offer a fast DSL connection for $30 or under, I doubt very many people will pay for it. Even in areas where it is widely available, the vast majority still use dial-up.
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They have to do it anyway to upgrade their telephony infrastructure. DSL is just one of the many services they can offer once the upgrades are completed.
Judging from what I've heard and the people I've spoken to, there is enough demand here in the valley to make it an economically viable service for the provider.
It may not be $30 a month down here (but probably will), but people will be all over it like stink on Mike Trash's armpits. |
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bemisnorris
Cole
Joined: 16 Oct 2002
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| Posted: 16 Oct 2002 06:34 PM Post subject: DSL |
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| An acquaintance of mine works for Adelphia. He told me that they were supposed to make DSL available to the Valley in August, but then that's around the time Adelphia ran into financial problems. |
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spic-ole
Coffee
Joined: 10 Oct 2002
Posts: 1654
Location: UC Calecia
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| Posted: 23 Oct 2002 08:54 AM Post subject: Re: DSL |
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| bemisnorris wrote: | | An acquaintance of mine works for Adelphia. He told me that they were supposed to make DSL available to the Valley in August, but then that's around the time Adelphia ran into financial problems. |
Yeah, they've been telling us things like that for 2 years now just so we don't revolt. You can trust them. They lie! |
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elchrist
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Joined: 09 Oct 2002
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Location: Calecia.com
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| Posted: 30 Nov 2002 10:10 PM Post subject: Re: Broadband Internet Access |
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| revramrod wrote: | | SBC is scheduled to deploy DSL in the Imperial Valley (Calexico, El Centro and Brawley, to be exact) on December 16, 2002. We'll see. |
Any recents news on this effort?
I'm I going to be checking out Calecia.com with a DSL connection come Christmas time? |
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revramrod
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| Posted: 01 Dec 2002 05:24 PM Post subject: Re: Broadband Internet Access |
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| elchrist wrote: | | revramrod wrote: | | SBC is scheduled to deploy DSL in the Imperial Valley (Calexico, El Centro and Brawley, to be exact) on December 16, 2002. We'll see. |
Any recents news on this effort?
I'm I going to be checking out Calecia.com with a DSL connection come Christmas time? |
I'll look into it. |
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