Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : Right Wing Extremist Thread -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Neocon who wrote (1841)	1/13/2001 7:22:04 AM
From: GROUND ZERO™	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 59480

I understand the FCC has imposed restrictions on the speed of data allowed by telephone lines, but no such restrictions have been imposed on the speed of cable data... this may also be part of the problem for standard telephone lines as well... I think the price will drop for digital cable modem service once it becomes more widely available and more widely used..... right now, I'm paying $19.00 per month for Roadrunner service and that's it... I don't need a phone line... before, I was paying about $19.00 a month to a phone company for a dedicated phone line and then an additional $19.95 for telephone modem hookup with Mindspring which was merged with Earthlink about a year ago..... I was thrilled the day I disconnected from Mindspring and also told the local phone company I didn't need their services anymore.....<g> GZ

To: Neocon who wrote (1841)	1/13/2001 12:03:14 PM
From: DMaA	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 59480

This sounds like a threat to me: "We will embed the AOL Time Warner experience more deeply into their everyday lives." washingtonpost.com

To: Neocon who wrote (1841)	1/13/2001 4:47:46 PM
From: WTSherman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 59480

FYI, cable modems are shared access. From each neighborhood point(your block for example)everyone is sharing the available bandwidth. So, it can be very fast if few people are using it and it can slow down considerably if they are not. DSL is not shared bandwith and uses existing copper. Different speeds are available, though, this will probably disappear fairly quickly. Difference with DSL is that "downstream" and "upstream" bandwidth are very different with much greater "downstream" than "upstream". DSL access can be used concurrently with phone usage on the same copper. At this point, DSL has worse reputation for reliabilty and ease of install/setup than cable.