Yes, the technology is available now for faster upstreams, but even with that the upstream slower than the downstream.
Plus cable providers need to depreciate current equipment before replacing it with the next generation. Not to mention their backhaul equipment may need to be replaced as well. Carl p.s. I do not work in the cable or DSL industry! -----Original Message----- From: Windows Home/SOHO [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tony Lowe Sent: Monday, May 22, 2006 11:25 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Internet: Beware of broadband speed overkill At 05/22/2006, Carl Houseman wrote: >The asymmetric model is not just an artificial cap to prevent customers from >running servers. It is based on technology limits. Ah yes...I guess I sometimes forget there is still RF frequency modulation involved -- I am connected to a modem afterall. Although I think in many cases, a pretty healthy speed in both directions is well within the limits of the current technology, depending on just what a particular provider has deployed, of course. The cable company has a fiber/coax hybrid network and the teleco has been working to upgrade theirs as well. That trend seems to becontinuing. -- Tony Lowe, The HapMaster What if the hokey-pokey really is what it's all about? -- ---------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Is your picture included in the Official Win-Home List Members Profiles Page? http://www.besteffort.com/winhome/Profiles.html If not, write to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
