Anyone in here on fiber optic

bblight · May 17, 2006

I just signed up for fiber optic for half the price I'm paying for cable, but I'm not familiar with fiber optic - does anyone have any experience using both fiber optic and cable - how do you compare the two?Is there anything I should know?

Masxmenos · May 17, 2006

Yes, newer communities are coming with fiber to the house. We have a 10Mbps fiber connection. Very fast, very reliable. :103631605

Bdiz..

chiefssth · May 17, 2006

bdizzle said:
Yes, newer communities are coming with fiber to the house. We have a 10Mbps fiber connection. Very fast, very reliable.

Bdiz..

Is it faster than cable? I don't know anything about fiber optic.

levistep · May 17, 2006

chiefssth said:
Is it faster than cable? I don't know anything about fiber optic.

If it's 10mpbs, it's got to be slower than cable at 100mpbs, I think.

edub69 · May 17, 2006

chiefssth said:
Is it faster than cable? I don't know anything about fiber optic.

You should probably ask JMoney about your internet connection!
:dancefool

Masxmenos · May 17, 2006

levistep said:
If it's 10mpbs, it's got to be slower than cable at 100mpbs, I think.

Kinda sorta. You see 100Mbps cable modem connections are shared between every node on your block. In the case of fiber optic, I have a dedicated switchport at 10Mbps at the ISP office (usually a colocated teleco facility). So it all depends. But I would always choose fiber to the house than a faster cable modem connection.

BDiz..

chiefssth · May 17, 2006

edub69 said:
You should probably ask JMoney about your internet connection!

OH.. Edub with the smart comeback. Good one jackass. I never said what connection we had.

edub69 · May 17, 2006

chiefssth said:
Actually smart guy, we just share the same wireless network in the house.

http://forum.therx.com/showthread.php?t=370402&page=3&highlight=wireless

Post #51

:dancefool

chiefssth · May 17, 2006

edub69 said:
http://forum.therx.com/showthread.php?t=370402&page=3&highlight=wireless

Post #51

So what? What does that have to do with anything?

edub69 · May 17, 2006

Nothing, except for some reason you felt the need to tell me that "I never said what connection we had", which is clearly contradicted by your earlier reference to the wireless network that the "two" of you share.

:nopityA::nopityA:

chiefssth · May 17, 2006

edub69 said:
Nothing, except for some reason you felt the need to tell me that "I never said what connection we had", which is clearly contradicted by your earlier reference to the wireless network that the "two" of you share.

:nopityA::nopityA:

OH well excuse me. Shit, we have a wireless cable connection. Happy now?

hellah10 · May 17, 2006

OC-48 is insane :suomi:

Masxmenos · May 17, 2006

hellah10 said:
OC-48 is insane

As of 4 years ago, I recall someone saying that IBM used an OC-192. Foquin amazing! If I had that connection I would download the world's biggest porn collection!!!! :suomi:

BDiz..

lander · May 18, 2006

edub69 said:
Nothing, except for some reason you felt the need to tell me that "I never said what connection we had", which is clearly contradicted by your earlier reference to the wireless network that the "two" of you share.

:nopityA::nopityA:

chiefs and jmoney = lovers ??

ushups:

hellah10 · May 18, 2006

bdizzle said:
As of 4 years ago, I recall someone saying that IBM used an OC-192. Foquin amazing! If I had that connection I would download the world's biggest porn collection!!!!

BDiz..

holy shit.....i never even heard of a OC-192...i wouldnt even know what to do with that :modemman:

BASEHEAD · May 18, 2006

Rush Limbaugh says OC 160's are the best.

Masxmenos · May 18, 2006

BASEHEAD said:
Rush Limbaugh says OC 160's are the best.

Whooooo ha ha ha ha ha ha! :lolBIG:

Good one base!!! :103631605

:toast:

BDiz...

CAPNCRUNCH · May 18, 2006

I could use a few Lemmon's 714's from the 313, baby, you know me!

bblight · May 18, 2006

Geez - I feel like I just walked into one of those cd record stores in the mall - it's like visiting a foreign country - what the hell language are you guys using??

I signed up for 5/2 fiber optic - I know that the 5 is MBPS, but I don't have a clue what the 2 is - I know I'm on cable - sometimes it's good and sometime it sucks.

What ever happened to the good ole days with a nice and slow 9600 baud modem!

Masxmenos · May 18, 2006

bblight said:
Geez - I feel like I just walked into one of those cd record stores in the mall - it's like visiting a foreign country - what the hell language are you guys using??

I signed up for 5/2 fiber optic - I know that the 5 is MBPS, but I don't have a clue what the 2 is - I know I'm on cable - sometimes it's good and sometime it sucks.

What ever happened to the good ole days with a nice and slow 9600 baud modem!