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To: Ilaine who wrote (37594)	11/26/1998 4:27:00 PM
From: stak	Respond to of 132070

CobaltBlue, >>Sounds great, but isn't it still "pie in the sky?" We aren't there yet, are we? I have been following this technology for quite a while, I think you have too, if I am correct. << It'll definitely happen in 1999. 2 problems with NCs in the past were: 1: too high of a hardware cost. 2: insufficient bandwidth to make data transfers bearable. These 2 points haven't exactly disappeared but we'll still see tangible changes in the market place in '99. So no, not "pie in the sky" in my view. >>According to "Boardwatch" editor Jack Rickard, this last piece dated November, 1998, there is simply not enough bandwidth UPSTREAM for all the highspeed modems to connect to:<< You've got me on this one. Personally I see no problem at all with "upstream" capacity except for video phone apps... Most people don't use much upstream bandwidth as far as I know, yet. Downstream is a different matter. A blurb from @Home propaganda. ================================== Telecom-based Offerings The most commonly proposed higher-bandwidth telecom-based offerings for consumers are based on ISDN (near-term) or xDSL (in the future). ISDN provides symmetric access of up to 128Kbps. ADSL (the most commonly discussed potential implementation of xDSL) is asymmetric and can theoretically provide 8.448Mbps downstream and 640Kbps upstream. As ADSL's speed is dramatically reduced by distance attenuation, these figures only apply where the telephone local loop is 9,000 feet or less. With an 18,000-foot local loop, for example, ADSL's maximum speed is reduced to 1.544Mbps downstream and 16Kbps upstream. home.net stak