Comments on: A Man & His 100 Mbps Fiber Connected Life http://gigaom.com/2007/09/02/verizon-fios-100-mbps/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:00:29 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Darc http://gigaom.com/2007/09/02/verizon-fios-100-mbps/#comment-966386 Darc Tue, 11 Aug 2009 23:30:40 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/02/verizon-fios-100-mbps/#comment-966386 <p>I actually have 100 MBs and...</p> <p>It's very dissapointing. VERY VERY dissapointing. The only time I got an outstanding 8 MBs p/s download was when I downloaded nvidia's new drivers. Other than that it's like my old 24 MBs connection.</p> I actually have 100 MBs and…

It’s very dissapointing. VERY VERY dissapointing. The only time I got an outstanding 8 MBs p/s download was when I downloaded nvidia’s new drivers. Other than that it’s like my old 24 MBs connection.

]]> By: So where is that broadband bottleneck — Shooting at Bubbles http://gigaom.com/2007/09/02/verizon-fios-100-mbps/#comment-948694 So where is that broadband bottleneck — Shooting at Bubbles Sun, 31 May 2009 20:53:43 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/02/verizon-fios-100-mbps/#comment-948694 <p>[...] it be page display, video/audio streaming or file downloading at true broadband speeds. As Om Malik points out in his article: The applications of today are clearly optimized for our 3-to-6 megabits per second connections. [...]</p> [...] it be page display, video/audio streaming or file downloading at true broadband speeds. As Om Malik points out in his article: The applications of today are clearly optimized for our 3-to-6 megabits per second connections. [...]

]]> By: artem http://gigaom.com/2007/09/02/verizon-fios-100-mbps/#comment-938657 artem Mon, 20 Apr 2009 02:10:43 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/02/verizon-fios-100-mbps/#comment-938657 <p>wow i would be using torrents like crazy i could imagine downloading 50 GB blu ray movie in minutes and i would have a good share ratio on the pirate bay</p> wow i would be using torrents like crazy i could imagine downloading 50 GB blu ray movie in minutes and i would have a good share ratio on the pirate bay

]]> By: Verizon FiOS: 100 Mbps Internet? Yes. Next year? Nope. - Alt+Save with the Gadgetress - OCRegister.com http://gigaom.com/2007/09/02/verizon-fios-100-mbps/#comment-917698 Verizon FiOS: 100 Mbps Internet? Yes. Next year? Nope. - Alt+Save with the Gadgetress - OCRegister.com Sat, 13 Dec 2008 00:30:05 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/02/verizon-fios-100-mbps/#comment-917698 <p>[...] A Man & His 100 Mbps Fiber Connected Life (GigaOm) [...]</p> [...] A Man & His 100 Mbps Fiber Connected Life (GigaOm) [...]

]]> By: WinExtra - So where is that broadband bottleneck http://gigaom.com/2007/09/02/verizon-fios-100-mbps/#comment-897783 WinExtra - So where is that broadband bottleneck Thu, 04 Sep 2008 23:06:34 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/02/verizon-fios-100-mbps/#comment-897783 <p>[...] it be page display, video/audio streaming or file downloading at true broadband speeds. As Om Malik points out in his article: The applications of today are clearly optimized for our 3-to-6 megabits per second connections. [...]</p> [...] it be page display, video/audio streaming or file downloading at true broadband speeds. As Om Malik points out in his article: The applications of today are clearly optimized for our 3-to-6 megabits per second connections. [...]

]]> By: Liza Loop http://gigaom.com/2007/09/02/verizon-fios-100-mbps/#comment-893616 Liza Loop Wed, 13 Aug 2008 01:39:10 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/02/verizon-fios-100-mbps/#comment-893616 <p>Well fellow sufferers, we've cracked the 100Mbps barrier here in Palo Alto, California. And it will not cost users an arm and a leg - less than 500/mo USD with a cubicle included. No, we can't get it to your home yet but we can probably get you 40Mbps if you are line of sight from an optical cable provider by using antenna technology.</p> <p>There's no particular reason to put up with low speeds. The problem is two fold: (1) large companies can't adopt latest technologies rapidly; (2)technical knowledge is usually broadly spread out among technical employees who can't get the ear of the number crunchers.</p> <p>In our Mom & Pop shop we have the technical know-how in his head and the financial risk-taking mentality in her head. Drop us a line at Fiberhigh@gmail.com and we can tell you about it. We'd invite you to visit our web site but we're too busy pulling wire and putting up antennas to get it on line. It will be www.FiberHigh.com when we get around to it.</p> <p>Bottom line: don't wait for some huge commercial organization to provide you with the technical solutions you want. Pool your resources with some local hackers and build what you need for yourselves. Remember, "Small is Beautiful"</p> Well fellow sufferers, we’ve cracked the 100Mbps barrier here in Palo Alto, California. And it will not cost users an arm and a leg – less than 500/mo USD with a cubicle included. No, we can’t get it to your home yet but we can probably get you 40Mbps if you are line of sight from an optical cable provider by using antenna technology.

There’s no particular reason to put up with low speeds. The problem is two fold: (1) large companies can’t adopt latest technologies rapidly; (2)technical knowledge is usually broadly spread out among technical employees who can’t get the ear of the number crunchers.

In our Mom & Pop shop we have the technical know-how in his head and the financial risk-taking mentality in her head. Drop us a line at Fiberhigh@gmail.com and we can tell you about it. We’d invite you to visit our web site but we’re too busy pulling wire and putting up antennas to get it on line. It will be http://www.FiberHigh.com when we get around to it.

Bottom line: don’t wait for some huge commercial organization to provide you with the technical solutions you want. Pool your resources with some local hackers and build what you need for yourselves. Remember, “Small is Beautiful”

]]> By: Unhappy South African http://gigaom.com/2007/09/02/verizon-fios-100-mbps/#comment-891167 Unhappy South African Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:44:57 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/02/verizon-fios-100-mbps/#comment-891167 <p>Here in South Africa I pay R1050 per month for my 384kbs (uncapped - Very rare) connection. 1,050.00 ZAR = 142.066 USD ..... This is crazy, why oh why does the internet cost more here then anywhere????? Telkom and the SA government thinks the internet is their cash cow.</p> <p>I leave my connection on 24/7 all the time. I get about 60gig a month... which is funny because my $142.066 is actually a great deal in South Africa. Most people pay about R250 or $39 for 3gig. So I should be happy but I'm not! I could fill a few TB hard drives with a sweet 10mbs let alone 100mbs. Come on speed.</p> Here in South Africa I pay R1050 per month for my 384kbs (uncapped – Very rare) connection. 1,050.00 ZAR = 142.066 USD ….. This is crazy, why oh why does the internet cost more here then anywhere????? Telkom and the SA government thinks the internet is their cash cow.

I leave my connection on 24/7 all the time. I get about 60gig a month… which is funny because my $142.066 is actually a great deal in South Africa. Most people pay about R250 or $39 for 3gig. So I should be happy but I’m not! I could fill a few TB hard drives with a sweet 10mbs let alone 100mbs. Come on speed.

]]> By: .::.Crea tus Blogs.::. » Blog Archive » Cincuenta megas para 2009, ¿Pero estará el mundo listo? http://gigaom.com/2007/09/02/verizon-fios-100-mbps/#comment-879510 .::.Crea tus Blogs.::. » Blog Archive » Cincuenta megas para 2009, ¿Pero estará el mundo listo? Thu, 22 May 2008 05:16:28 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/02/verizon-fios-100-mbps/#comment-879510 <p>[...] aparecen hoy por la red comentarios acerca del uso de redes de 100 Mbs (esp: trad. google), para señalar la decepción que produce tener ancho de banda y que la [...]</p> [...] aparecen hoy por la red comentarios acerca del uso de redes de 100 Mbs (esp: trad. google), para señalar la decepción que produce tener ancho de banda y que la [...]

]]> By: Red http://gigaom.com/2007/09/02/verizon-fios-100-mbps/#comment-867662 Red Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:12:02 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/02/verizon-fios-100-mbps/#comment-867662 <p>I provide tech support for Utah's largest FTTH provider, Mstar. A common complaint that we get from our 50 mbps customers is that they're not getting the advertised speed. What most people don't realize is that even if they're connection is personally capable of that speed, most of the web's capabilities are far below this. You're only as fast as the slowest server you're connected to. And if you've ever done a trace route you know that just to get connected to something like google, you'll hit at least 15 or 16 servers along the way, very few of which will be fiber linked.</p> <p>However, if you manage to find a pure fiber connection... WOW! Makes you sick to think you ever waited around on dial up all those years ago.</p> I provide tech support for Utah’s largest FTTH provider, Mstar. A common complaint that we get from our 50 mbps customers is that they’re not getting the advertised speed. What most people don’t realize is that even if they’re connection is personally capable of that speed, most of the web’s capabilities are far below this. You’re only as fast as the slowest server you’re connected to. And if you’ve ever done a trace route you know that just to get connected to something like google, you’ll hit at least 15 or 16 servers along the way, very few of which will be fiber linked.

However, if you manage to find a pure fiber connection… WOW! Makes you sick to think you ever waited around on dial up all those years ago.

]]> By: Leif Josefsson http://gigaom.com/2007/09/02/verizon-fios-100-mbps/#comment-861432 Leif Josefsson Thu, 14 Feb 2008 09:54:59 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/02/verizon-fios-100-mbps/#comment-861432 <p>I am board member of a small cooperative in STockholm, Sweden (24 apartments) who just installed a fibre network in our house. Fibre up to each apartment and a CPE converter capable of splitting traffic for IP TV, Internet & IP telephony.</p> <p>The network in itself of course have capacity for Gbit traffic. My questions i if anyone reading this has recommendation for reading on how to optimize your own environment, as the bottlenecks now will emerge on other places. Any good source of reading for this?</p> I am board member of a small cooperative in STockholm, Sweden (24 apartments) who just installed a fibre network in our house. Fibre up to each apartment and a CPE converter capable of splitting traffic for IP TV, Internet & IP telephony.

The network in itself of course have capacity for Gbit traffic. My questions i if anyone reading this has recommendation for reading on how to optimize your own environment, as the bottlenecks now will emerge on other places. Any good source of reading for this?

]]> By: JanSolo.com News » I laugh at your e-penis http://gigaom.com/2007/09/02/verizon-fios-100-mbps/#comment-828376 JanSolo.com News » I laugh at your e-penis Sat, 05 Jan 2008 01:57:51 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/02/verizon-fios-100-mbps/#comment-828376 <p>[...] http://gigaom.com/2007/09/02/verizon-fios-100-mbps/ [...]</p> [...] http://gigaom.com/2007/09/02/verizon-fios-100-mbps/ [...]

]]> By: Alex Goldman http://gigaom.com/2007/09/02/verizon-fios-100-mbps/#comment-824117 Alex Goldman Wed, 02 Jan 2008 21:40:38 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/02/verizon-fios-100-mbps/#comment-824117 <p>When my girlfriend moves in, I'd certainly like 100 Mbps! I'm a gamer and she's a photographer/graphic artist. I run a website and she's a tech writer. We have files! Lots of files!</p> When my girlfriend moves in, I’d certainly like 100 Mbps! I’m a gamer and she’s a photographer/graphic artist. I run a website and she’s a tech writer. We have files! Lots of files!

]]> By: Nigerian Victim http://gigaom.com/2007/09/02/verizon-fios-100-mbps/#comment-824042 Nigerian Victim Wed, 02 Jan 2008 20:32:42 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/02/verizon-fios-100-mbps/#comment-824042 <p>To South African victim. Don't worry, you're surfing in luxury. My ISP's cheapest plan is $50 a month for 100kbps. With a data allowance of 1GB a month. That's right, per MONTH. And if you are so selfish as to exceed this, you have to pony up $21 extra for every 250MB you use on top. According to the ISP, this is aimed at 'those who are affecting quality of service for the rest'.</p> To South African victim. Don’t worry, you’re surfing in luxury. My ISP’s cheapest plan is $50 a month for 100kbps. With a data allowance of 1GB a month. That’s right, per MONTH. And if you are so selfish as to exceed this, you have to pony up $21 extra for every 250MB you use on top. According to the ISP, this is aimed at ‘those who are affecting quality of service for the rest’.

]]> By: Dimitrios Matsoulis http://gigaom.com/2007/09/02/verizon-fios-100-mbps/#comment-823463 Dimitrios Matsoulis Wed, 02 Jan 2008 14:28:48 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/02/verizon-fios-100-mbps/#comment-823463 <p>Eventually web content and delivery will catch up, like it did when adsl first arrived. None of us should worry about that. IPTV will take advantage, film download rentals will take advantage, video in general will be the great beneficiary. Now whether 100 Mbps is available to all or whether each one of us wants to pay for the extra speed availability at this early stage is another story. But I do not think that the companies that provide 100 Mbps haven't done their homework before bringing it to the market. http://electronrun.wordpress.com/</p> Eventually web content and delivery will catch up, like it did when adsl first arrived. None of us should worry about that. IPTV will take advantage, film download rentals will take advantage, video in general will be the great beneficiary. Now whether 100 Mbps is available to all or whether each one of us wants to pay for the extra speed availability at this early stage is another story. But I do not think that the companies that provide 100 Mbps haven’t done their homework before bringing it to the market. http://electronrun.wordpress.com/

]]> By: James Day http://gigaom.com/2007/09/02/verizon-fios-100-mbps/#comment-772360 James Day Fri, 14 Dec 2007 11:58:50 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/02/verizon-fios-100-mbps/#comment-772360 <p>I personally would set up the connection and share it with a WiFi router and Amplified Anntennas, hand out a couple of leaflets and share the cost with the rest of the street. In my opinion due to the bandwidth limitations that web servers have, its just not worth it at the moment (in the UK anyway).</p> I personally would set up the connection and share it with a WiFi router and Amplified Anntennas, hand out a couple of leaflets and share the cost with the rest of the street. In my opinion due to the bandwidth limitations that web servers have, its just not worth it at the moment (in the UK anyway).

]]> By: Sugreev http://gigaom.com/2007/09/02/verizon-fios-100-mbps/#comment-649359 Sugreev Mon, 05 Nov 2007 13:55:32 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/02/verizon-fios-100-mbps/#comment-649359 <p>Man,if only my crappy country provided speeds of above 10mbps,then I would be happy.Even now the highest speed you can get here in Delhi is a mediocre 512kbps,otherwise the maximum speed of 2mbps comes with limited downloading,what's the point of a high speed connection if you can't download to your hearts content.Damn this third world country to hell.</p> Man,if only my crappy country provided speeds of above 10mbps,then I would be happy.Even now the highest speed you can get here in Delhi is a mediocre 512kbps,otherwise the maximum speed of 2mbps comes with limited downloading,what’s the point of a high speed connection if you can’t download to your hearts content.Damn this third world country to hell.

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