Re: A little Microsoft humor...

2007-05-19 Thread Thomas Charron
On 5/18/07, Paul Lussier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Neil Joseph Schelly [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I read that quickly, but couldn't get to a point. What difference does the semantic definition of broadband mean anyway? I get 1Mbps SDSL to my home with reliable bandwidth available, a line

[OT] Bandwidth [was A little Microsoft humor...]

2007-05-19 Thread Michael ODonnell
Paul Lussier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: According to Wikipedia: Broadband in telecommunications is a term which refers to a signaling method which includes or handles a relatively wide range of frequencies... So, as long as the signalling is occuring over multiple frequencies,

Re: A little Microsoft humor...

2007-05-19 Thread Thomas Charron
On 5/19/07, Paul Lussier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: over-subscribing them). Overall, we consumers who have such connections have really won out. 10 years ago that 256K connection cost about $50/month. Today, we have 1Mbps+ connections at about $50/month! And the people in the area of FiOS

Re: A little Microsoft humor...

2007-05-19 Thread Lloyd Kvam
On Fri, 2007-05-18 at 22:49 -0400, Paul Lussier wrote: DSL is broadband, a T1 is not. So far as I know, T1 connections use DSL between the central office and your premises. The line card emulates the old T1 serial protocol and converts between T1 signaling for your router/phone gear and DSL

Re: A little Microsoft humor...

2007-05-19 Thread Tom Buskey
On 5/19/07, Thomas Charron [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 5/19/07, Paul Lussier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: over-subscribing them). Overall, we consumers who have such connections have really won out. 10 years ago that 256K connection cost about $50/month. Today, we have 1Mbps+ connections at

Re: A little Microsoft humor...

2007-05-19 Thread virginsnow
Date: Sat, 19 May 2007 17:00:55 -0400 From: Tom Buskey [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 5/19/07, Thomas Charron [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 5/19/07, Paul Lussier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: over-subscribing them). Overall, we consumers who have such connections have really won out. 10 years ago

Re: A little Microsoft humor...

2007-05-19 Thread Paul Lussier
Lloyd Kvam [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Fri, 2007-05-18 at 22:49 -0400, Paul Lussier wrote: DSL is broadband, a T1 is not. So far as I know, T1 connections use DSL between the central office and your premises. The line card emulates the old T1 serial protocol and converts between T1