Stop using distribution networks what they are not ment for! Besides it MAYOR interference with the Amateur Radio Service, people are getting a loosy deal, poor quality and nothing new.
Say NO to these cheapos who want to leach every transmission line, after the phone and cable lines, now it's power. What's next, water and gas lines. Google wasn't that stupid when suggestion broadband over sewer lines, but instead just run fiber through it.
Instead of reusing junk, start putting in fiber everywhere. Most all of Europe has fiber to any commercial building and residence, but here we are TOO cheap.
When will someone do it right, stop making a mess. It's simple, power over copper, everything else over fiber!
So how much profit is there in running fiber out to the country side, areas where the population is less than 5000? I think this is a great solution for their customer base.
Whoa there buddy, Europe is NOT America. They have a much denser population than we do here in America. It's probably just not economically feasible to run fiber optics all over the place here, when you're talking about places like Texas.
Now, the urban and metropolitan areas, that's a different story, we should have had fiber optic broadband across the northeast by now, I will agree with you there...
What profit is there in running 4+ lane roads all over the country, to populations less than 5000? None? Well, then maybe there's a reason for the government to do it. I'm not saying we should, but there's a solution that is never talked about in the telecom world, even though there's a lot of precedent for it.
Seriously people, BPL is BAD news for EVERYONE. It's bad For amateur radio operators, it's bad for shortwave radio listeners or am radio listeners, it's bad for people who want their lives saved during/after a natural disaster but now can't because the rf spectrum is now to polluted to have the Amateur Radio Emergency Service come and help you. BTW your cellphone and land line phone won't work because THEY'RE overloaded with traffic but our radios will never have that happen to them. And if you think that the Amateur Radio Emergency Service is irrelevant than go to Wikipedia or Google and read up on them. You'll like what you see. Disclaimer- I'm a Amateur Radio Operator.
I live in a rural area. Around 35 houses. There is fiber optic copper wire across the street from me and a hub or switch about a mile away. Is there any reason that ATT couldn't run dsl to my house? I have satellite now and its not the solution but better than dial up.
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Insane! Unacceptable!
Stop using distribution networks what they are not ment for!
Besides it MAYOR interference with the Amateur Radio Service,
people are getting a loosy deal, poor quality and nothing new.
Say NO to these cheapos who want to leach every transmission line, after the phone and cable lines, now it's power. What's next, water and gas lines. Google wasn't that stupid when suggestion broadband over sewer lines, but instead just run fiber through it.
Instead of reusing junk, start putting in fiber everywhere. Most all of Europe has fiber to any commercial building and residence, but here we are TOO cheap.
When will someone do it right, stop making a mess. It's simple, power over copper, everything else over fiber!
So how much profit is there in running fiber out to the country side, areas where the population is less than 5000? I think this is a great solution for their customer base.
Whoa there buddy, Europe is NOT America. They have a much denser population than we do here in America. It's probably just not economically feasible to run fiber optics all over the place here, when you're talking about places like Texas.
Now, the urban and metropolitan areas, that's a different story, we should have had fiber optic broadband across the northeast by now, I will agree with you there...
@Loki
What profit is there in running 4+ lane roads all over the country, to populations less than 5000? None? Well, then maybe there's a reason for the government to do it. I'm not saying we should, but there's a solution that is never talked about in the telecom world, even though there's a lot of precedent for it.
Fiber already runs through the sewer lines.
Seriously people, BPL is BAD news for EVERYONE. It's bad For amateur radio operators, it's bad for shortwave radio listeners or am radio listeners, it's bad for people who want their lives saved during/after a natural disaster but now can't because the rf spectrum is now to polluted to have the Amateur Radio Emergency Service come and help you. BTW your cellphone and land line phone won't work because THEY'RE overloaded with traffic but our radios will never have that happen to them. And if you think that the Amateur Radio Emergency Service is irrelevant than go to Wikipedia or Google and read up on them. You'll like what you see. Disclaimer- I'm a Amateur Radio Operator.
I live in a rural area. Around 35 houses. There is fiber optic copper wire across the street from me and a hub or switch about a mile away. Is there any reason that ATT couldn't run dsl to my house? I have satellite now and its not the solution but better than dial up.