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RB2004 · 21-05-2012, 01:27

I guess that makes sense, lol

So im guessing a lot of the limitations of VM technology are actually in the so called " last mile" from the node to the home? and from the node to the CMTS the other end or UBR.

As id imagine the optical node itself would have bandwidth available in the gigabits.

But it all comes down to how much bandwidth each docsis channel allows, which limits the actual available bandwidth compared to what a fibre link is actually capable of.

Was pondering if to get infinity as a 2nd connection sometime.. and load balance it, using inifinity for upload and VM for download.. if possible.. as Ive been looking at hardware for multiple Wan setups as VM has the upper hand on download, and infinity has the upper hand on upload.

Probably not likely to happen, or if it does probably decades time the way VM operate...but especially with BT now touting soon an offering of Fibre to the home on demand, whereby you pay an insane installation fee and they will run a fibre cable from your home to the nearest cabinet and utilise any free fibre strands id imagine, and with infinity upload speeds already above VM.

Then logically, in the future (a long time in the future lol, if it happens at all) id guess they will also come up with some kind of system to start splitting the fibre node at the cabinet and offering fibre direct to the home. At least then, they would not be lying about calling it fibre optic broadband, as currently its only Hybrid fibre coax.

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RB2004 Inactive Join Date: Jun 2009 Services: Services: 200 Mbit Gamer on Hub 3, 3x Arris V6 Boxes, CISCO V HD, VIP Package Posts: 689	Re: Think Broadband Ping Monitor Results (POST YOURS) I guess that makes sense, lol So im guessing a lot of the limitations of VM technology are actually in the so called " last mile" from the node to the home? and from the node to the CMTS the other end or UBR. As id imagine the optical node itself would have bandwidth available in the gigabits. But it all comes down to how much bandwidth each docsis channel allows, which limits the actual available bandwidth compared to what a fibre link is actually capable of. Was pondering if to get infinity as a 2nd connection sometime.. and load balance it, using inifinity for upload and VM for download.. if possible.. as Ive been looking at hardware for multiple Wan setups as VM has the upper hand on download, and infinity has the upper hand on upload. Probably not likely to happen, or if it does probably decades time the way VM operate...but especially with BT now touting soon an offering of Fibre to the home on demand, whereby you pay an insane installation fee and they will run a fibre cable from your home to the nearest cabinet and utilise any free fibre strands id imagine, and with infinity upload speeds already above VM. Then logically, in the future (a long time in the future lol, if it happens at all) id guess they will also come up with some kind of system to start splitting the fibre node at the cabinet and offering fibre direct to the home. At least then, they would not be lying about calling it fibre optic broadband, as currently its only Hybrid fibre coax.