Anyone have VDSL?

[PC person]

I want to get it. How much do you pay for it monthly (and how much was the modem?)

If any of you do have it, could you be kind enough to go here
http://www.computers4sure.com/speed.asp

And tell me your speed, please?

[1 g0t 0wn3d]

247.6 Kbps
but my internet sucks.....

[johnwill]

What is VDSL?

Here's the speed with Verizon FiOS.

[PC person]

[quote]

Originally Posted by johnwill

What is VDSL?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VDSL

http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/vdsl.htm

[1 g0t 0wn3d]

JOhn how much you pay a month same goes for you pc and whats ur speed?

[PC person]

Originally Posted by johnwill

What is VDSL?

Here's the speed with Verizon FiOS.

Also, how much does it cost you a month, and the modem for Fios?

[johnwill]

I pay $45/mo for 15mbit/2mbit Verizon FiOS service.

Never heard the term VDSL before, but it appears pretty limited. Since fiber optic service works even out in the far suburbs where I am, I don't see VDSL getting much of a foothold. The potential of fiber service is actually much greater than the bandwidth I have, some areas have 50mbit service over fiber. I have trouble using my 15mbit service up.

[johnwill]

I'm not impressed with that one speed link, it comes up totally in left field. I think the "off the chart" is true in this case.


The first test is Conputers4Sure, the second is Speakeasy, and the third is DSLReports.

[PC person]

Originally Posted by johnwill

I pay $45/mo for 15mbit/2mbit Verizon FiOS service.

Never heard the term VDSL before, but it appears pretty limited. Since fiber optic service works even out in the far suburbs where I am, I don't see VDSL getting much of a foothold. The potential of fiber service is actually much greater than the bandwidth I have, some areas have 50mbit service over fiber. I have trouble using my 15mbit service up.

It looks good, and I checked, it IS available in my town, but as far as I know there are no fiber optic cables going to my house (I mean shouldn't I have seen them putting them in, digging up roads, etc) What kind of modem and wall jack do you need? Just a regular phone jack?

I also saw that it's a tiered service, meaning you can get it faster for a higher price. I'm guessing that's what you meant when you said 50mbps was available in some areas.

Someone once told me they got 10mbps because they were the only cable subscriber in thier neighborhood, of course that can't be guaranteed to stay that way, and I'm still not sure whether he was being honest, my cable company said that's not possible, even if you are the only one, but others have told me it is.

How are video web cams with that kind of bandwidth, absolute perfect seamless animation?

[johnwill]

You would indeed see them digging to install any fiber, or at least stringing it on the pole. Also, Verizon would have most certainly been trying to sign you up.

There are some cable broadband accounts that get at least 20mbit downloads, they've been discussed here. For most practical uses, once you go past 10-15 mbit, you're exceeding the capability of many hosts.

[1 g0t 0wn3d]

THe fastest host i have ever downloaded from (grandmas house) was the companey that made fear combat we hit 1mb/sec storage, she has cable the speed goes anywere from 512kps to 5mbs depending on others in her area.

[johnwill]

I've done some large downloads from Microsoft at 1.8mbyte/sec, and I usually get about that speed downloading updates from Nero. Many other sites struggle to hit 500-600kbytes/sec.

[PC person]

Originally Posted by johnwill

I've done some large downloads from Microsoft at 1.8mbyte/sec, and I usually get about that speed downloading updates from Nero. Many other sites struggle to hit 500-600kbytes/sec.

When you say download, in this case you mean downloading files right? Not loading web pages, it seems that it is also included in the definition of download when talking about someone's download speed.

[johnwill]

Well, attempting to clock web pages is pretty difficult. However, since downloads are nicely measured by the browser, it's much easier to get a speed for them.