Comment from Steele
Article not relevant in todays internet world. Most web servers don't let you download at 45 megabit let alone anything close to gigabit. High end speed is with internal networks and not WAN networks.
View ArticleComment from Agen Schmitz
Not to worry, Glenn, West Seattle will be the last to see such speeds (as usual). Grumble, grumble... ;-)
View ArticleComment from Glenn Fleishman
Read third from last paragraph: "The joy of gigabit Internet is unfettered access, of course, but it’s not necessarily about today’s Internet."
View ArticleComment from Glenn Fleishman
Irony or intent that three regular TidBITS writers/editors (me, Jeff, and you) are not covered in initial deployment? I smell conspiracy.
View ArticleComment from Rich Tietjens
Having had Comcast "service" in the past, I would forego cable TV forever rather than be a Comcast customer/serf again.
View ArticleComment from Glenn Fleishman
I hate them when they were my TV provider, but they've been pretty great for Internet. I have had glitches, like their monthly cap and a complaint about the way they handle business service...
View ArticleComment from kevin
Google's not doing triple play either here in Kansas City. We're getting internet & TV but no phone. According to local reports Google said trying to take all the various local regulations into...
View ArticleComment from Glenn Fleishman
Ah, that's interesting. Although I suppose voice is the easiest thing to duplicate because there are many competing offerings. Video is harder.
View ArticleComment from Nicholas Barnard
The "second tier" cable company in Seattle has gotten quite a bit better over the past year. Customer service is quite amazing, and the internet speeds are very good as well. I'm also right on the...
View ArticleComment from M. Perry
Alas, the city's fiber runs across the street from me, but my neighborhood isn't among the chosen ones either. There may be some of the city's notorious property developer politics involved here,...
View ArticleComment from Glenn Fleishman
I'm not sure about those firms (I remember some of the names), but you can buy off-the-shelf commercial hardware for both licensed and unlicensed use that allows point-to-point and point-to-multipoint...
View ArticleComment from Skeptical in Seattle
I'll be looking to see just who might pop up on McGinn's campaign contributor list, and what connections they have to this contractor and/or whoever plans to raise money for this network.
View ArticleComment from Skeptical in Seattle
I have a telecom finance background, and will be interested to see the technical specifics. From what I can tell at the moment, they're relying at least to some degree on "millimeter wave" radio, which...
View ArticleComment from Glenn Fleishman
I would like more detail, too, but they're probably just using BridgeWave's gear.An economic development corporation is still for-profit (or can be). If you read about the approach they have, it's a...
View ArticleComment from Skeptical in Seattle
I truly love all things telecom, partly because of how unforgiving the realities wind up being. The project's website is VERY skimpy on the details. I think needlessly so, given the lack of...
View ArticleComment from Skeptical in Seattle
It's just money. They want to raise it, and to raise it they will tell a story. That's what counts. The rest is adjectives.There is a lot of actual telecom expertise in Seattle. This outfit has no...
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