Let me describe...
In a grey "protector" box on the side of the house, approx. 10 x 13 inches, the fiber terminates into a black box a little bit longer than a pack of cigarettes with UDP100-RX on it. The box is on a board and connects with a ribbon cable to another terminal board, where the coax originates.
Upon further review, it appears there are also 2 twisted pair copper in the cable w/ the fiber.
So it seems I get my TV on fiber, phone on copper, and who knows where the DSL comes from. I assume from the fiber, but am unable to distinguish which cable runs to my computer.
Why I have it...
The company is a rural co-operative. My town was on the bottom of the food chain for telco infrastructure for a long, long time. Well, the city fathers finally told Sprint/United they wouldn't renew their franchise to provide services and solicited bids. Unheard of....
Well, it ended up in the KS Supreme Court with the town winning and choosing the co-op, who was installing their own fiber system in the area. We were one of the first residential areas only in the US to have it.
I like the fact I pay for cable, phone, and DSL with one check. They're also my long distance provider, too.
What's cool about co-ops is that when the system is paid off, then dividends are paid to members.
I still get a check from a couple in Utah and I haven't lived in that town since 1986. |
