On 01/08/18 13:18, Terry Casey wrote:
In article , lid
says...

Dont compare apples and oranges. The issue is whether or nmot FTTC
+twisted pair is better or worse than FTTC + coax.

I think it's you who has got his fruit confused - the post I
replied to specifically referred to "Line powered ADSL
repeaters every 2km".

No mention of FTTC and twisted pair

I ssaid that because someone hads said that teh coax network was better
beacuse it had repeaters every few KM

I pointed out that that was not restricteted to coax and lartre, taht
tha was not how virgins cable system works anyway.

Ultimately Virgin and B=T are bnoth mainly FTTC with dedicated VDSL over
copper pair to the home, or shared DOCSIS over coax to the home.

DOCSIS, being shared, can be a lot slower than its raw speed suggests.
VDSL is typically slower as the attenuation of twisted pair us higher
than coax.

Both carriers offer FTTH at an exhorbitant cost where its not
implemented at street cabinet level and the promise of more reasonable
prices where it is.

BT will sell you a 100mbps internet connection for £400 a month. Over
copper based ethernet.




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