Verizon buying Frontier

[harshness]

ill take any FTTH over docsis !

Seems like a pretty pointless statement given that you don't have FTTH available to you.

Dozens of millions of satisfied DOCSIS users can't all be wrong.

 

[dtv757]

I had (past tense) FTTH at multiple other locations no issues , no matter the weather . even in 30 inches of snow (in one day) perfect service . lost count of how many docsis outages recently

back to original topic hopefully FIOS expands next year !

 

[harshness]

back to original topic hopefully FIOS expands next year !

Don't hold your breath. Your time (and breath) would be much better spent going after your cable ISP rather than complaining to us incessantly.

This consolidation isn't going to be cheap and it may take some time to realize any cost savings such that VZ decides they want to expand.

 

[Juan]

I had (past tense) FTTH at multiple other locations no issues , no matter the weather . even in 30 inches of snow (in one day) perfect service . lost count of how many docsis outages recently

back to original topic hopefully FIOS expands next year !

The power for FTTH is provided at your house...cable not so much

 

[navychop]

Dozens of millions of satisfied {horse and buggy} users can't all be wrong.

FIFY

 

[harshness]

The power for FTTH is provided at your house...cable not so much

Horsefeathers!

You are implying that DOCSIS modems/gateways are powered by the cable company and that is NOT true.

Further, according to an EU-commissioned study of Internet transceivers in 2017, fiber consumes less power (56kWh/year .vs. 88kWh/year) than DOCSIS modems.

 

[harshness]

FIFY

Modern DOCSIS isn't anywhere close to horse and buggy.

 

[NYDutch]

No FTTH here in boonies, just Spectrum cable. A few years ago, we started having drop outs at below freezing temps after a new drop had been installed. The young tech that responded to my call said he couldn't find anything wrong. When I suggested cold pull back since the problem was the worst at night, he pretty much told me I didn't know what I was talking about. When I called again a few days later, the older tech that responded almost immediately said it sounded like cold weather pull back and he re-terminated every connection from the ground stanchion to the house entry, leaving the center conductor a bit longer. Haven't had any problems since...

 

[harshness]

The young tech that responded to my call said he couldn't find anything wrong.

This is a recurrent problem with young people and it may only get worse as they are "taught" to use overly simplified decision trees in the hopes of not exceeding anyone's ability to get their heads around it all.

It is hard enough to find employees who are willing to come to work every day.

Even today's "senior tech" only has a nodding understanding of how things work.