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Other => Computer News => Topic started by: soybean on February 01, 2012, 10:19:47 AM

Title: Fastest Internet? It's Complicated
Post by: soybean on February 01, 2012, 10:19:47 AM

Speeds I've never heard of before now.  Amazing!  See http://finance.yahoo.com/news/fastest-internet--it-s-complicated.html

Title: Re: Fastest Internet? It's Complicated
Post by: kpac on February 01, 2012, 10:22:55 AM

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Verizon consistently delivers more than it advertises, according to a study conducted by the Federal Communications Commission published in August.

Why can't all operators do that? ::)

That is amazing speed though.

Title: Re: Fastest Internet? It's Complicated
Post by: rthompson80819 on February 01, 2012, 02:13:09 PM

When ever an ISP runs fiber to the home you will get speeds like that.  The reason we all can't get speeds like that is cost.  To run fiber to every home in North America would easily cost over a trillion dollars (and maybe a lot more).  That may happen but it will take at least 20 years at best.  There are still a lot of working phone cables that are over 60 years old.