tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post6507082249921649524..comments2023-09-29T06:58:20.125-07:00Comments on Badtux the Snarky Penguin: Why can't they just make their network faster?BadTuxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01345749557330760251noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-39521560794339055222010-10-23T17:22:51.671-07:002010-10-23T17:22:51.671-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Yogihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18149759309589778285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-53278595950455457162010-10-23T17:22:42.168-07:002010-10-23T17:22:42.168-07:00The things is, they're nowhere NEAR the Shanno...The things is, they're nowhere NEAR the Shannon limits, but they are near the "we want to make more Money!" limits, where the additional revenue per customer can't rise, because of pricing restraints from the PUC. So, we have to push them to the "chapped ass" limits, which is where complaints become more irritating to the brass than the money the pull from us. Until then, rather than fix the issue, they whine. Sooner or later, they will ask the PUC to allow for serious rate increases to pull fiber to the neighborhoods (which you and I know won't fix the problem) but this gives them some cover until then.Yogihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18149759309589778285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-49801895177953695492010-10-23T12:14:36.125-07:002010-10-23T12:14:36.125-07:00"What is needed is fiber to the household, be..."What is needed is fiber to the household, because if you don't have enough bandwidth with fiber, you just pull another fiber bundle alongside the one already there."<br /><br />Woot!nunyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08833886980442919570noreply@blogger.com