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Originally Posted by General Maximus
If I remember correctly they wanted to do it a bit backwards. They were going to rollout 3.1 modems long before they had planned doing the network upgrades. I think the idea was that modems are bakwards compatible with 3.0 so they are going to work regardless and then as the infrastructure becomes available everything will be migrated transparently and the user will be none the wiser .
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I think if people are expecting an en masse replacement of modems with 3.1 modems they're in for a world of disappointment. That would cost a fortune.
3.0 modems are 'in theory' compatible with 3.1 CMTS, and upgrading at least some CMTS is hopefully just a software upgrade if a converged cable platform is being used.
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Originally Posted by General Maximus
i know, the pdf said 2015. I imagine VM will announce a 200mbit upgrade this November as they usually do and then plan something huge they can advertise next year which they'll tie in with a 3.1 modem knowing that the customer is going to need to be on 3.1 going forward if they are going to continue to be on the highest tier (like moi). I would like to see a jump to 300mbits on 16 channels, that would give them something to shout about and quite justifiably.
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500Mb/50Mb is being done right now on the same hardware the SH3 is using. There's really no desperate rush in terms of tiers of service to jump to 3.1
