Hi, Guest
I'd shell out for FIOS if it wasn't throttled at all. Otherwise, what's the point? If I pay for 120Mbit, I expect 120Mbit on all ports, for all data flows. If I don't get that, I'll walk.
On a related note, seriously (and this coming from "an IT guy") - what's so great about IP TV? Everything I've ever used was sorely limited by either codecs or available bandwidth per connection (Joost, etc). If the telcos/commcos are going to throttle data flows, what's the guarantee it'll be any better than what we have now?
Oh, and not to sound completely anti-Bellus:
When I asked Cogeco if they've resolved their single-route-to-failure for VoIP in my area, they had no answer. When I asked them if they would be improving the power delivery to their switching offices /cabinets to avoid the fiasco we had a couple of months ago, they had no answer.
So long as your primary line of communication can be taken down in a single stroke, your "landline" fails. That's my only other real reason I keep my cell - in case of moronic heavy equipment operators who cut cables.
Of course, it's a wonderful world for Rogers when I have a cell to act as a backup for what should be perfectly reliable Cogeco services (considering even the modem has a Li-Ion battery pack).
On a related note, seriously (and this coming from "an IT guy") - what's so great about IP TV? Everything I've ever used was sorely limited by either codecs or available bandwidth per connection (Joost, etc). If the telcos/commcos are going to throttle data flows, what's the guarantee it'll be any better than what we have now?
Oh, and not to sound completely anti-Bellus:
When I asked Cogeco if they've resolved their single-route-to-failure for VoIP in my area, they had no answer. When I asked them if they would be improving the power delivery to their switching offices /cabinets to avoid the fiasco we had a couple of months ago, they had no answer.
So long as your primary line of communication can be taken down in a single stroke, your "landline" fails. That's my only other real reason I keep my cell - in case of moronic heavy equipment operators who cut cables.
Of course, it's a wonderful world for Rogers when I have a cell to act as a backup for what should be perfectly reliable Cogeco services (considering even the modem has a Li-Ion battery pack).
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33" BFG Mud-Terrain KM2s, lots of Rough Country gear - bumper, 2.5" lift, swaybar disconnects, Superwinch 10,000lb winch, Detroit Locker in rear D44 axle, custom exhaust, K+N filtercharger, Superchips-tuned.
Daily driver 2: 2006 Subaru Legacy GT
COBB Stage 1+ package - AccessPort tuner, COBB intake and airbox. Stage 2 coming shortly - COBB 3" AT stainless DP and race cat, custom 3" Magnaflow-based exhaust and Stage 2 COBB tune.