VeeshanVault

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070509/ap_ ... able_modem

I just recently got their Blast service because I am in a 16 mbps area in a package w/ my voice and cable for a pretty decent price(fios' 20 mbps connection became available about 3 weeks after we made our commitment). It's supposedly 3 times as fast as my old connection but only a few sites actually send info out much faster than a regular cable connection. I guess some sites show improvement ut they are definitely in the minority and it certainly doesn't seem to be 3 times as fast. But since the cost is actually a little less per month with the 2 year package I don't care all that much.

I guess it's good to know it's coming in the future but I just don't see it being a factor until the senders of data catch up to what's out there already.

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If I had 30 Mbps I could use all of it. I'm maxed out at 12.65 Mbps with 25-30 Mbps bursts.

More Mbps please! I use every bit they give me when downloading!

Here's the point:

Almost every major ISP is working 24/7 to offer voice/video/data packages. While today's current high bandwidth offerings are enough to get 'decent' performance (especially with voice), higher bandwidth translates directly to better offerings.

In the short term, websites that you visit will generally not be able to feed you data at the rate FIOS or your Blast service is offering. There are a few, but at least *your* connection will no longer be the bottleneck. The services you'll be able to take advantage of will be a part of your ISP's internal network. The big push right now is for high quality (DVD to HD) Video on Demand. Couple that with a meaningful voice offering, and ensure that each application (that's what we're really talking about here) has more than enough bandwidth, and you'll start to see the point.

Better still is that this will push the bigger content sites to offer more high bandwidth offerings, and assuming 'Net neutrality gets ironed out, we'll start to have even more dynamic/high-bandwidth content.

Hope that helps.