Hmm... unless I'm completely off, 1,080. About enough for a DS3. Maybe half of a DS3.. as long as it overreaches their T1 or HDSL capacity. It seems that while DS3 is a copper product, it's typically delivered to the site broken off of a fiber node. Wouldn't want to see the installation bill of that, though. That's been my experience of AT&T here in California.
-S Jared Mauch wrote: > On Mar 1, 2010, at 8:34 PM, Akyol, Bora A wrote: > >> Michael >> >> I think for the people in the situation you are describing, the best bet >> would be >> one of the wireless technologies. Someone on the thread mentioned LTE (which >> should >> be coming out in a couple years time), and to that we can add WiMAX and >> even the 3G/3.5G HSPDA type wireless. The prices will not be USD19.99 but for >> less than USD70/month it is quite possible to get reasonable high speed >> Internet >> access. Will it be as fast as GigE to the house? No. But it will certainly >> support >> most web apps. The only challenge is that some of these wireless >> technologies still have >> much higher latency when compared to the wired DSL/cable modem links. > > Some of the WISP hardware is getting "cheap". It's no longer $500 NIUs, you > can get something that can go a fair distance at high speeds for ~$80. > > http://www.ubnt.com/products/nanobridge.php > > You can find used microwave (unlicensed & licensed) equipment "cheap" as > well. ($1-2k per pair/hop). > > The FTTH equipment is ~$600 for 20km reach @ 1Gb/s. > > Life is getting interesting these days.. I'm seeing interest in solving this > last mile issue, but I suspect some networks will eventually be forced to > abandon their DSL strategy (ATT, Qwest) before too long. They are going to > start to lose out to the competitors. Verizon seems to be the only (large) > US based provider with a decent strategy. > > I'm expecting regulatory intervention in the next few years to actually > require universal broadband access from the iLECs, and the only way to reach > these further distances is with FTTH gear (cost effectively). > > I have wondered, how many POTS lines do I need to order to get them to build > fiber/access to me. Anyone have guesses/data? > > - Jared >
