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To: NickSE who wrote (46247)	6/4/1998 12:33:00 AM
From: rudedog	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 176387

There are some big problems with Cable as a high bandwidth pipe. First, It has great bandwidth when only a few people are using it but that falls apart when the customer base grows. Cable is one way with a typical bandwidth of about 500MHz or about 60 generation 2 ADSL links. And that's the whole show, folks, no way to expand without spending billions on head end amps, new transport wiring, etc. I think that 60 users per trunk for high speed data is a little shy of a working business. Second, it is one-way. Good for downloading web pages but a non-starter for hosting them. No way to do two-way high speed communication. Does not support remote networking, PPTP, or a host of other technologies with real ROI to business users. The cable industry knows this. I could point to some interesting financing that highlights this, but the inquiring reader needs only to look at the debt load versus capitalization of the big cable companies to see the problem. They can't possibly get there from here. I'm glad you like your cable modem, they are neat when you have the whole pipe to yourself. Just hope that none of your neighbors get the same idea.

To: NickSE who wrote (46247)	6/4/1998 1:49:00 PM
From: John Koligman	Respond to of 176387

Thanks for the info Caisson. At this point, I would take EITHER service!!! All I can get at this point is regular phone access to the net, unless I want to shell out a couple hundred a month for DIRECPC. It will be an interesting battle, I do think ADSL will do well if the phone companies do not drag their feet on deployment. Reason I say this is the time factor. My cable provider tells me they have to rebuild the system to enable internet access, so 'call us in a couple of years' is the answer. On the other hand, because of distance limitations, xDSL will not be available in the rural US either. John