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Title: Fiber-optic internet connection
Post by: 1K3 on November 12, 2007, 12:15:07 AM

Is this type of internet connection already available in USA?

Title: Fiber-optic internet connection
Post by: OOZ662 on November 12, 2007, 01:07:50 AM

Verizon is expanding their fiber optic service under the name FiOS.

http://www22.verizon.com/content/consumerfios/

Title: Fiber-optic internet connection
Post by: Nilsen on November 12, 2007, 01:18:05 AM

We have had it since the 80s and just had the fibers replaced a few weeks ago. Apparently earlyer generations of the stuff was more brittle and had less capacity. Pretty sure its available in the US too.

Title: Fiber-optic internet connection
Post by: 1K3 on November 12, 2007, 01:28:21 AM

ok verizon FIOS is offering...

    * 5 Mbit/s Downstream / 2 Mbit/s Upstream
    * 15 Mbit/s Downstream / 2 Mbit/s Upstream
    * 20 Mbit/s Downstream / 5 Mbit/s Upstream
    * 30 Mbit/s Downstream / 5 Mbit/s Upstream

But why only 5 mbps upstream???  I think upstream should equal downstream

Title: Fiber-optic internet connection
Post by: Nilsen on November 12, 2007, 01:40:53 AM

Prolly because most people need downstream, and becuase they dont want to see alot of their total bandwith used on kids uploading/filesharing.

Title: Fiber-optic internet connection
Post by: Meatwad on November 12, 2007, 07:09:16 AM

Here we have cable or DSL


Charter cable (sucks). If you just want cable internet and no tv, its wthe package price plus $15 line access fee (access fee removed if you sub to tv service) Offer 3m/256K ($27), 5m/512k ($47), or 10m/1M ($67)


DSL through ATT. Cheap packages, but if you dont order phone service you will pay at about $50 for the cheap $20 net package plus fees for using the line for internet only without tele service.

Title: Fiber-optic internet connection
Post by: Paxil on November 12, 2007, 05:37:23 PM

I have Fios at home. (Nice to live next to Intel)  =)  Wonderful stuff. Makes cable look like diaup. Latency seems much better too. I can't tell you how many times I had problems with cable... reset modem... modem dead... cable having problems in the area etc... Since I got Fios... in over a year I have never had a connection problem. Better not... since my phone is over that line too! =) I have 5 computers my phone and XBox 360 hooked up to FiOS. With cable... if I was playing Xbox 360  online, and my wife started surfing... I could notice the difference real quick. With FiOS, I have never seen any slowdown one our end... ever.

They offer TV over the line also in some areas. Personally... I think they should partner with DirecTV or Dish and offer their service over the connection.

Anyway... bottom line... I love my fiber service.