The only contention with other users on FiOS is at the CO and the backbone. The fiber to the prem is a home run and not a shared medium. -Mike
__________________ Michel David Lowe > -----Original Message----- > From: Computer Guys Discussion List [mailto:COMPUTERGUYS- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Meyer > Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2008 8:49 AM > To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM > Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Cable Fights FIOS with Lies > > Is cable really supposed to have faster speeds? If so, > that has to assume no contention with other users. > Isn't FIOS bandwidth allocated on a per-connection basis? > -Paul Meyer > > Checkout One Laptop Per Child project laptop.org > > --- On Fri, 6/27/08, Tony B <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Tony B <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Cable Fights FIOS with Lies > To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM > Date: Friday, June 27, 2008, 9:50 AM > > I haven't been paying attention, but I think it's a bit of a leap to > say that FIOS is inferior to cable (if anyone has?). Cable seems > capable of faster speeds, but will they offer those better speeds at > better prices is the question. > > > >> the entire effort of the advertising industry is to convince the > >> marketplace that an inferior product is the product of need. > > > ************************************************************************* > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ************************************************************************* > > > ************************************************************************* > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
