Re: Verizon Policy Statement on Net Neutrality

[Mark Tinka <mark.tinka () seacom mu>]

On 27/Feb/15 20:04, Miles Fidelman wrote:
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> Having said all that, has anyone else noticed that Verizon has been
> pushing symmetric bandwidth in their new FIOS plans?  Not sure how
> well it's working though - a lot of the early deployment is BPON,
> which tops out at 155Mbps for uploads - theoretically, I have 25/25
> service, but I've occasionally seen my uploads fall to 100kbps (yes
> that's a k).  Highly intermittent though - Verizon's techs have been
> having lots of fun trying to track things down.

And this is one of the reasons I think xPON is still the wrong way to
go, if the industry feels symmetry is worth a dime.

But, admittedly, that's just me...

Mark.