[ale] Giga Network from Comcast

Chuck Payne terrorpup at gmail.com
Mon Dec 28 03:13:02 EST 2015


They are saying that they can do it now without Fiber or updating
their current network, it done with a new modem and software updates.

On Sun, Dec 27, 2015 at 11:44 PM, DJ-Pfulio <djpfulio at jdpfu.com> wrote:
> According to the last Comcast employee at my house (not a contractor), there is
> fibre to the box in my yard.  They put fibre in our neighborhood in 2006 and
> AT&T came around 2008 and dug up the blvd to put in their fibre (and drop the
> ground level 3 inches).
>
> But you are correct.  They (all residential ISPs) make calculations around
> expected subscribers for any specific hardware to be deployed. There are
> neighborhoods serviced by DSL with all ports currently used, so even if all the
> online tools claim that DSL service is available for an address, it is very
> possible there aren't any open ports.
>
> Wouldn't be surprised if something like that applied to 1G and higher from
> Comcast.  Actually, I wouldn't expect to find out until after the order is made
> and 2 service/install appointments were missed. Nobody likes to give bad news,
> so they act like it wasn't requested and claim I wasn't home (when I was).
> That's happened a few times with both AT*T and Comcast.  BTW, the doorbell has
> always worked. ;)
>
> On 12/27/2015 11:33 PM, James Sumners wrote:
>> Good luck getting it if you even wanted to --
>> http://stopthecap.com/2015/07/30/comcast-finds-excuses-to-avoid-installing-gigabit-pro-fiber-construction-costs-seem-to-matter/
>>
>> On Sun, Dec 27, 2015 at 11:13 PM, DJ-Pfulio <djpfulio at jdpfu.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On 12/27/2015 10:30 PM, Chuck Payne wrote:
>>>> I wonder how much and how long before it comes to Atlanta
>>>>
>>>>
>>> http://www.engadget.com/2015/12/27/comcast-intros-first-gigabit-cable-modem/
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I believe I can get 2G service to my home today.  Don't have the exact
>>> pricing,
>>> but thought it was $300/month and $1.5K install charge.  That doesn't
>>> include
>>> the 10G router and NICs which are required for the connection to be useful.
>>>
>>> Yep. I can order it for the house.  They don't offer 1G service here, just
>>> 250MB
>>> and 2G.  1G would be preferred for me - wouldn't need to upgrade any
>>> equipment.
>>>  2G ruins all sorts of stuff, but doesn't really fit into their pricing.
>>>
>>> 250MB = $150/month
>>> 2G = $300/month
>>>
>>> Plus I'd have to switch to paperless billing and automatic payments. Not
>>> really
>>> interested in that rider.
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