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Re: Proving Gig Speed
From: Andy Ringsmuth <andy () newslink com>
Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2018 11:12:22 -0500
On Jul 17, 2018, at 10:44 AM, Mark Tinka <mark.tinka () seacom mu> wrote: On 17/Jul/18 16:41, Mike Hammett wrote:10G to the home will be pointless as more and more people move away from Ethernet to WiFi where the noise floor for most installs prevents anyone from reaching 802.11n speeds, much less whatever alphabet soup comes later.Doesn't stop customers from buying it if it's cheap and available, which doesn't stop them from proving they are getting 10Gbps as advertised. Mark.
I suppose in reality it’s no different than any other utility. My home has 200 amp electrical service. Will I ever use 200 amps at one time? Highly highly unlikely. But if my electrical utility wanted to advertise “200 amp service in all homes we supply!” they sure could. Would an electrician be able to test it? I’m sure there is a way somehow. If me and everyone on my street tried to use 200 amps all at the same time, could the infrastructure handle it? Doubtful. But do I on occasion saturate my home fiber 300 mbit synchronous connection? Every now and then yes, but rarely. Although if I’m paying for 300 and not getting it, my ISP will be hearing from me. If my electrical utility told me “hey, you can upgrade to 500 amp service for no additional charge” would I do it? Sure, what the heck. If my water utility said “guess what? You can upgrade to a 2-inch water line at no additional charge!” would I do it? Probably yeah, why not? Would I ever use all that capacity on $random_utility at one time? Of course not. But nice to know it’s there if I ever need it. ---- Andy Ringsmuth andy () newslink com News Link – Manager Technology, Travel & Facilities 2201 Winthrop Rd., Lincoln, NE 68502-4158 (402) 475-6397 (402) 304-0083 cellular
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- Re: Proving Gig Speed Brielle Bruns (Jul 18)
- Re: Proving Gig Speed Mark Tinka (Jul 18)
- Re: Proving Gig Speed Michael Thomas (Jul 17)
- Re: Proving Gig Speed Alan Buxey (Jul 17)
- Re: Proving Gig Speed Saku Ytti (Jul 17)
- Re: Proving Gig Speed Mark Tinka (Jul 18)
- Re: Proving Gig Speed Mark Tinka (Jul 17)
- Re: Proving Gig Speed Andy Ringsmuth (Jul 17)
- Re: Proving Gig Speed Mark Tinka (Jul 18)
- Re: Proving Gig Speed Keith Stokes (Jul 18)
- Re: Proving Gig Speed Mark Tinka (Jul 18)
- Re: Proving Gig Speed joel jaeggli (Jul 19)
- Re: Proving Gig Speed Mark Tinka (Jul 19)
- Re: Proving Gig Speed Radu-Adrian Feurdean (Jul 22)
- Re: Proving Gig Speed Keith Stokes (Jul 22)
- Re: Proving Gig Speed bzs (Jul 17)
- Re: Proving Gig Speed valdis . kletnieks (Jul 17)
- Re: Proving Gig Speed Mark Tinka (Jul 18)