[178732] in North American Network Operators' Group
RE: Symmetry, DSL, and all that
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Naslund, Steve)
Tue Mar 3 13:53:12 2015
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From: "Naslund, Steve" <SNaslund@medline.com>
To: NANOG list <nanog@nanog.org>
Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2015 18:53:09 +0000
In-Reply-To: <86y4nerl9s.fsf@valhalla.seastrom.com>
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Well, it's not quite that simple. I run a global network so I buy lots of =
services in lots of countries and areas so I can tell you what out there ev=
en though I don't see FIOS commercials on my local TV channels, we are quit=
e aware of the capabilities of FIOS and its competitors. I have lots of FI=
OS services, various cable services, Uverse, Xfinity, most carrier gig E se=
rvices. I have both business class and residential services as well as ded=
icated fiber paths and microwave systems so yeah, I know what service is av=
ailable just about anywhere you would like to discuss.=20
Steven Naslund
Chicago IL =20
-----Original Message-----
>>>From a Verizon press release last summer, all FIOS speeds are now symmet=
ric.=20
>>>
>>> And no one cares. I don't even see Verizon commercials crowing=20
>>> about how great it is to have symmetry. If customers loved it that=20
>>> much don't you think they would market that way?
>
>>You must not get out much. There's a whole Verizon ad campaign about "ha=
lf fast Internet".
>
>>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dzr5WWFuJeM4
>
>>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DNPqeDokFnok
>
> And no one seems to care about it. By the way, Verizon commercials do=20
> not run everywhere. Like Chicago or anywhere else that FIOS is not=20
> available.
So let me get this straight - you conclude that there are no commercials an=
d opine that nobody cares because you're not seeing FIOS commercials that t=
alk about how great their symmetry is... when you live in a place that the=
re is no FIOS. It's almost as if someone knows how to target their marketi=
ng dollars isn't it? Shocking.
> Steven Naslund
> Chicago IL
Rob Seastrom
Leesburg VA
75 symmetric FIOS, 9.9ms to Equinix.