[Info-vax] US Broadband

[Jan-Erik Soderholm]

>>> Jan-Erik Soderholm wrote:
>>>> Alan Frisbie skrev den 2015-03-02 17:58:
>>>>> On 03/02/2015 08:11 AM, Stephen Hoffman wrote:
>>>>>> On 2015-03-02 14:45:08 +0000, Jan-Erik Soderholm said:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I just looked up Sweden and all but a few *very* low populated
>>>>>   >> areas in the far north has 10 Mb/s or better to over 90% of
>>>>>   >> households.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The governements goal is that at least 90% of all households
>>>>>   >> and business will have 100 Mb/s via fiber at year 2020.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In my experience, United States broadband speeds and coverage are
>>>>>   > not particularly comparable to that of countries that consider
>>>>>   > broadband to be a competitive advantage or to be a regional or
>>>>>   > national priority...
>>>>>
>>>>> Yeah, tell me about it.   I live within sight of Los Angeles City Hall,
>>>>> yet all I can get is 768 Kbps U-Verse from AT&T, unless I want to pay
>>>>> $440/month for a T1 line.
>>>>>
>>>>> Alan Frisbie
>>>>
>>>> In our area in a smaller city (aprox 7.000 people) we have
>>>> 100Mb/s fiber right into the appartment. That includes:
>>>> - The 100 Mb/s (10 Mb/s "up") connection as such.
>>>> - IP-TV with aprox 20 channels incl some in HD.
>>>> - IP-telephone subscription (call fees not included).
>>>> This costs aprox $35/month incl 10 years full replacement
>>>> support on the equipment (fiber converter, router and TV
>>>> set top box).
>>>>
>>>> /Jan-Erik.
>>>>
>>>

I just called my ISP and checked the upgrade options.
The price is on top of the current $35 monthly fee above.

100/100 Mb/s: $24/month.
250/100 Mb/s: $30/month.
1000/100 Mb/s: $120/month.

This is only a setup in the fiber switch, the fiber network
and routers in the appartments are alrady Gb-ready.

But then, my wireless laptop on the second floor currently
measures aprox 40 Mb/s down and 12 Mb/s up. A Gb link into
my router would not change that a bit... :-)

Jan-Erik.