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Technology Stocks : Data Race (NASDAQ: RACE) NEWS! 2 voice/data/fax: ONE LINE! -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: stak who wrote (27572)	1/27/1998 11:01:00 PM
From: Niels Larsen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 33268

Yeah, yeah. Of course bandwidth will increase in various ways, cable being one. I use one from home to type this, and I know it is down for short periods (5-30 seconds typically) many times on a day, and sometimes there is hours of downtime, due to a line that cracks open to water etc. I hear the same from friends with other providers. Of course, cable modems will only be competitive if the existing net is used. They are at the moment not secure enough either, I believe I can capture packets from my neighbors. So it might be okay for web site browsing at home, but businesses need line stability and security. And BT is for business, so I dont think the two compete much, because they should appeal to different customers.