[95307] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Ethernet won (was: RE: [funsec] Not so fast, broadband...)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (bmanning@karoshi.com)
Wed Mar 14 13:42:14 2007
Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2007 17:38:43 +0000
From: bmanning@karoshi.com
To: Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org>
Cc: bmanning@karoshi.com,
North American Noise and Off-topic Gripes <nanog@merit.edu>
In-Reply-To: <010e01c76654$e22acbd0$493816ac@atlanta.polycom.com>
Errors-To: owner-nanog@merit.edu
On Wed, Mar 14, 2007 at 10:50:19AM -0500, Stephen Sprunk wrote:
> Thus spake <bmanning@karoshi.com>
> >perhaps not. but there is a real issue w/ the number
> >of businesses that operate from the home (according to
> >some numbers this is as high as 65% of all US business)
> >and the telcos still retain a mindset of business areas
> >and residential areas. It is not possible to get some
> >"business services" deployed in a "residential" area.
> ...
> >persuading a telco, one home-based business at a time,
> >that regardless of the zoning - there are really 65% of
> >those apartments running businesses and want business-class
> >services is an exercise in futility.
>
> It depends what "business" services you mean. If you want a T1 or SONET
> pipe, yeah, you're going to hit a serious wall even if the fiber runs
> through your property.
>
> However, most telcos have "business" DSL and "residential" DSL, and the
> physical layer is the same (ditto for cable, all the way back to @Home vs
> @Work). The only differences are the AUP, the price tag, and the ability
> to get static IPs. Expect to pay 2-3x for the same bit rate; higher
> bitrates may be available with "business" service, but the upload rates
> still suck because their gear is designed for consumers. Sticking with
> "residential" service for your home office will pay for basic server colo
> space somewhere else, and you'll get more for your money.
>
> S
>
> Stephen Sprunk "Those people who think they know everything
> CCIE #3723 are a great annoyance to those of us who do."
> K5SSS --Isaac Asimov
>
dark/dim glass - don't want SONET, too expensive. want
1g - 10G to the meet-me. I should move to Stockholm, Tokyo,
Seoul, or some other enlightened place that sees that type
of service in a viable business model. No bundling please.
--bill
