Comments on: Beyond Cable and DSL for High-Speed Internet Access http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/04/09/beyond-cable-and-dsl-for-high-speed-internet-access/ Rebooting the workforce Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:18:27 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Web Work in a Post-PC World « Web Worker Daily http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/04/09/beyond-cable-and-dsl-for-high-speed-internet-access/#comment-215368 Web Work in a Post-PC World « Web Worker Daily Tue, 06 Nov 2007 19:00:09 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/04/09/beyond-cable-and-dsl-for-high-speed-internet-access/#comment-215368 [...] the pieces are here, or nearly here, to improve matters. EVDO and WiMAX are making high-speed mobile access a reality in more and more places. Head-mounted displays can [...] [...] the pieces are here, or nearly here, to improve matters. EVDO and WiMAX are making high-speed mobile access a reality in more and more places. Head-mounted displays can [...]

]]> By: Laura Unger http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/04/09/beyond-cable-and-dsl-for-high-speed-internet-access/#comment-39182 Laura Unger Wed, 11 Apr 2007 16:26:31 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/04/09/beyond-cable-and-dsl-for-high-speed-internet-access/#comment-39182 Your article was really helpful in explaining the options. What we need now are solutions. Those who commented on what is available in other countries raise an interesting issue. How did they get do fast and we get so far behind. Not only are we slower, but more expensive. Most of those countries had public intervention with policies to promote the build out of high speed broadband to their citizens. That's what we need too. There are some interesting policy suggestions and comparisons with other countries on http://www.speedmatters.org. Your article was really helpful in explaining the options. What we need now are solutions. Those who commented on what is available in other countries raise an interesting issue. How did they get do fast and we get so far behind. Not only are we slower, but more expensive. Most of those countries had public intervention with policies to promote the build out of high speed broadband to their citizens. That’s what we need too. There are some interesting policy suggestions and comparisons with other countries on http://www.speedmatters.org.

]]> By: Dave http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/04/09/beyond-cable-and-dsl-for-high-speed-internet-access/#comment-39181 Dave Wed, 11 Apr 2007 16:26:03 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/04/09/beyond-cable-and-dsl-for-high-speed-internet-access/#comment-39181 Nice breakdown of high speed internet options currently available. I have Verizon FiOS FTTH both at work and at home. The reliability has been awesome so far, with just one cut out at work (due to a bad Optical Network Terminal). At home I have the 5/2 plan for 34.95 /w 1 year contract and at work I have the 15/5 plan with 6 static IPs for 99.95. Its a great deal, it is much faster, and much cheaper, than a T1 line. Bandwidth estimates are dead on, but that could be because their network is so new it has yet to be overloaded! Nice breakdown of high speed internet options currently available. I have Verizon FiOS FTTH both at work and at home. The reliability has been awesome so far, with just one cut out at work (due to a bad Optical Network Terminal). At home I have the 5/2 plan for 34.95 /w 1 year contract and at work I have the 15/5 plan with 6 static IPs for 99.95. Its a great deal, it is much faster, and much cheaper, than a T1 line.

Bandwidth estimates are dead on, but that could be because their network is so new it has yet to be overloaded!

]]> By: Juris Kaža http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/04/09/beyond-cable-and-dsl-for-high-speed-internet-access/#comment-38898 Juris Kaža Wed, 11 Apr 2007 09:44:44 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/04/09/beyond-cable-and-dsl-for-high-speed-internet-access/#comment-38898 Sorry, please remove the second comment, my mistake :) Sorry, please remove the second comment, my mistake :)

]]> By: Juris Kaža http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/04/09/beyond-cable-and-dsl-for-high-speed-internet-access/#comment-38897 Juris Kaža Wed, 11 Apr 2007 09:43:44 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/04/09/beyond-cable-and-dsl-for-high-speed-internet-access/#comment-38897 Anne, What city are you in? Aren't all you GigaOm folks near SF, the Mecca of the IT industry where everyone is fabulously un/and/or wired? :). Last summer, I clocked 700 Kbps on a Powerbook G4 in a hammock linked by WiFi to a Triatel (EV DO) unit in my summer house 35 km outside of Riga. This summer I may try testing Bite's (www.bite.lv) HSDPA (3.6 Mbps) out there. Having said that, I am waiting for someone from Korea to chime in and talk about how 1 Gigbit will soon be the norm for them. Anne,
What city are you in? Aren’t all you GigaOm folks near SF, the Mecca of the IT industry where everyone is fabulously un/and/or wired? :).
Last summer, I clocked 700 Kbps on a Powerbook G4 in a hammock linked by WiFi to a Triatel (EV DO) unit in my summer house 35 km outside of Riga. This summer I may try testing Bite’s (www.bite.lv) HSDPA (3.6 Mbps) out there.
Having said that, I am waiting for someone from Korea to chime in and talk about how 1 Gigbit will soon be the norm for them.

]]> By: Juris Kaža http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/04/09/beyond-cable-and-dsl-for-high-speed-internet-access/#comment-38820 Juris Kaža Wed, 11 Apr 2007 07:11:51 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/04/09/beyond-cable-and-dsl-for-high-speed-internet-access/#comment-38820 Anne, What city are you in? I thought most of the GigaOM crew was near SF, the mecca of the IT industry where everyone is fabulously un/and/or wired :). Last summer I clocked 700 Kbps om my Powerbook G4 from a hammock. I was linked by WiFi to a Triatel EV DO unit in my summer house 35 km outside Riga. This summer, I hope to test Bite's (www.bite.lv) 3.6 Mpbs HSDPA service. Having said that, I now hope someone from Korea will chime in about how 100 Mbps is so yesterday. I recall Kaan Terzioglu of Cisco saying here in Riga (a year ago at a conference) that 1 Gig to the home was where Korea and Japan were heading. As far as up speeds, now that I sometimes videoblog and that a news agency I string for is considering video contributions, this could be an issue. Doing YouTube uploads to link to the blog works, but sending an uncompressed 500 Mb DV file may get timeconsuming. Video is either going to drive some pretty dramatic bandwidth expansion (also at carrier and backhaul level) or it will kill those ISPs who can't cope with it. Anne,
What city are you in? I thought most of the GigaOM crew was near SF, the mecca of the IT industry where everyone is fabulously un/and/or wired :).
Last summer I clocked 700 Kbps om my Powerbook G4 from a hammock. I was linked by WiFi to a Triatel EV DO unit in my summer house 35 km outside Riga. This summer, I hope to test Bite’s (www.bite.lv) 3.6 Mpbs HSDPA service.
Having said that, I now hope someone from Korea will chime in about how 100 Mbps is so yesterday. I recall Kaan Terzioglu of Cisco saying here in Riga (a year ago at a conference) that 1 Gig to the home was where Korea and Japan were heading.
As far as up speeds, now that I sometimes videoblog and that a news agency I string for is considering video contributions, this could be an issue. Doing YouTube uploads to link to the blog works, but sending an uncompressed 500 Mb DV file may get timeconsuming. Video is either going to drive some pretty dramatic bandwidth expansion (also at carrier and backhaul level) or it will kill those ISPs who can’t cope with it.

]]> By: Jesse Kopelman http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/04/09/beyond-cable-and-dsl-for-high-speed-internet-access/#comment-38786 Jesse Kopelman Wed, 11 Apr 2007 05:33:34 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/04/09/beyond-cable-and-dsl-for-high-speed-internet-access/#comment-38786 Brad, I said places with no DSL or cable. You just said you had cable . . . Find me an example where there is 3G but neither DSL nor cable. Brad, I said places with no DSL or cable. You just said you had cable . . . Find me an example where there is 3G but neither DSL nor cable.

]]> By: Jeff Barr http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/04/09/beyond-cable-and-dsl-for-high-speed-internet-access/#comment-38593 Jeff Barr Tue, 10 Apr 2007 21:32:10 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/04/09/beyond-cable-and-dsl-for-high-speed-internet-access/#comment-38593 Another option is Clearwire. I have a bunch of PCs in the house, kids downloading stuff like there's no tomorrow, and it works great. My review is at http://www.jeff-barr.com/?p=794 . Another option is Clearwire. I have a bunch of PCs in the house, kids downloading stuff like there’s no tomorrow, and it works great. My review is at http://www.jeff-barr.com/?p=794 .

]]> By: Anne Zelenka http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/04/09/beyond-cable-and-dsl-for-high-speed-internet-access/#comment-38408 Anne Zelenka Tue, 10 Apr 2007 14:12:17 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/04/09/beyond-cable-and-dsl-for-high-speed-internet-access/#comment-38408 Juris - Thanks for the insight into what's available outside the U.S. Makes me a bit depressed. On a good day, I get 5Mbps down and not even 1Mbps up on my cable connection. Juris – Thanks for the insight into what’s available outside the U.S. Makes me a bit depressed. On a good day, I get 5Mbps down and not even 1Mbps up on my cable connection.

]]> By: Lucas http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/04/09/beyond-cable-and-dsl-for-high-speed-internet-access/#comment-38400 Lucas Tue, 10 Apr 2007 13:58:16 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/04/09/beyond-cable-and-dsl-for-high-speed-internet-access/#comment-38400 Hi, very good blog! Check my blog Best wishes from Argentina http://conmotion.wordpress.com/ Lucas Hi, very good blog!
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]]> By: The Fiber Optic Files - Wilson, NC http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/04/09/beyond-cable-and-dsl-for-high-speed-internet-access/#comment-38351 The Fiber Optic Files - Wilson, NC Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:59:03 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/04/09/beyond-cable-and-dsl-for-high-speed-internet-access/#comment-38351 [...] morning that explains some of the differences between fiber, cable, DSL and some other services. Web Worker Daily did a terrific job spelling out the differences in practical [...] [...] morning that explains some of the differences between fiber, cable, DSL and some other services. Web Worker Daily did a terrific job spelling out the differences in practical [...]

]]> By: thecabledirectory http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/04/09/beyond-cable-and-dsl-for-high-speed-internet-access/#comment-38327 thecabledirectory Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:39:01 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/04/09/beyond-cable-and-dsl-for-high-speed-internet-access/#comment-38327 What service do you recommend for emerging nations whose want for excellent internet service is high ie India, China and Africa What service do you recommend for emerging nations whose want for excellent internet service is high ie India, China and Africa

]]> By: News from the Internet » Blog Archive » Beyond Cable and DSL for High-Speed Internet Access http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/04/09/beyond-cable-and-dsl-for-high-speed-internet-access/#comment-38294 News from the Internet » Blog Archive » Beyond Cable and DSL for High-Speed Internet Access Tue, 10 Apr 2007 11:11:57 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/04/09/beyond-cable-and-dsl-for-high-speed-internet-access/#comment-38294 [...] read more | digg story [...] [...] read more | digg story [...]

]]> By: Juris Kaža http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/04/09/beyond-cable-and-dsl-for-high-speed-internet-access/#comment-38204 Juris Kaža Tue, 10 Apr 2007 06:42:54 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/04/09/beyond-cable-and-dsl-for-high-speed-internet-access/#comment-38204 A reminder that the US is a little backwards in broadband matters. Here in Latvia, at least in the capital Riga, the standard DSL broadband offerings from the national telecom operator Lattelecom are 2 Mbps or 5 Mbps download (plus free national calling) and 10 Mbps in som cases. Soon the basic package will be triple-play, up to 10 Mbps download plus up to 40 channels IPTV plus the free calls (and look for a VOIP product with low cost or local rate global calling soon). Other ISPs in Riga also offer 10 Mbps, while the national energy utility Latvenergo is putting FTTH in some new housing projects offering 100 Mbps. In the Latvian countryside broadband is problematic, but Triatel's EVDO service is available in a growing footprint and at least two of the three mobile services have extended HSDPA to a number of rural towns. Latvia was ahead of Sweden in launching HSDPA. Meanwhile in Sweden 100 Mpbs (via Ethernet, I think) included in the rent for a condo-type arrangement (Swedes call it bostadsraett) is not uncommon, or 30-30 symettrical, for that matter. A reminder that the US is a little backwards in broadband matters. Here in Latvia, at least in the capital Riga, the standard DSL broadband offerings from the national telecom operator Lattelecom are 2 Mbps or 5 Mbps download (plus free national calling) and 10 Mbps in som cases. Soon the basic package will be triple-play, up to 10 Mbps download plus up to 40 channels IPTV plus the free calls (and look for a VOIP product with low cost or local rate global calling soon). Other ISPs in Riga also offer 10 Mbps, while the national energy utility Latvenergo is putting FTTH in some new housing projects offering 100 Mbps.
In the Latvian countryside broadband is problematic, but Triatel’s EVDO service is available in a growing footprint and at least two of the three mobile services have extended HSDPA to a number of rural towns. Latvia was ahead of Sweden in launching HSDPA.
Meanwhile in Sweden 100 Mpbs (via Ethernet, I think) included in the rent for a condo-type arrangement (Swedes call it bostadsraett) is not uncommon, or 30-30 symettrical, for that matter.

]]> By: Could you and your neighbors get T1 speed on DSL or Cable Modem? « million projects http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/04/09/beyond-cable-and-dsl-for-high-speed-internet-access/#comment-38196 Could you and your neighbors get T1 speed on DSL or Cable Modem? « million projects Tue, 10 Apr 2007 06:17:46 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/04/09/beyond-cable-and-dsl-for-high-speed-internet-access/#comment-38196 [...] my cable modem, I’m always open to alternative bandwidth, such as Anne Zelenka mentioned on webworkerdaily: particularly FiOS.  Too bad we’re on ATT.  For now, I’ll stick with cable modem and [...] [...] my cable modem, I’m always open to alternative bandwidth, such as Anne Zelenka mentioned on webworkerdaily: particularly FiOS.  Too bad we’re on ATT.  For now, I’ll stick with cable modem and [...]

]]> By: Anne Zelenka http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/04/09/beyond-cable-and-dsl-for-high-speed-internet-access/#comment-38076 Anne Zelenka Tue, 10 Apr 2007 02:25:18 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/04/09/beyond-cable-and-dsl-for-high-speed-internet-access/#comment-38076 Jesse: The article offers options for everyone -- not just those outside the reach of cable and DSL. Jesse: The article offers options for everyone — not just those outside the reach of cable and DSL.

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