tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318385105872035754.post2554904354961543673..comments2023-10-22T14:45:15.682-02:30Comments on The Our Town - Clarenville Blog by Paul Tilley: Fibre-op Technology - Let's not get left behindOurTownClarenvillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13963359724311626779noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318385105872035754.post-1976488277999607952013-08-28T17:26:16.843-02:302013-08-28T17:26:16.843-02:30I'm not sure that FiberOP is so great. For th...I'm not sure that FiberOP is so great. For the typical user, current "last mile" technologies like DSL and Cable have plenty of bandwidth, and the backbones for those systems are already fiber. The shared loop technology that FiberOP isn't anything new, Verison FiOS has been providing this technology for nearly a decade, based on TDM technology that has been around for 30 years. FiberOP is not a new technology at all.<br />There are truly new Gigabit technologies coming soon. Let's skip FiberOP and bring in the real future of Internet access.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05006581782597351947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318385105872035754.post-34430569848835087032013-01-30T21:17:43.606-03:302013-01-30T21:17:43.606-03:30Keep Fibre-Op OUT of Clarenville? Why would you tr...Keep Fibre-Op OUT of Clarenville? Why would you try to stop such a great invention? Fibre-Op is by FAR the leader of internet and television speeds, and will only open up multiple opportunities to advance our high demand for internet speeds. Take the schools for example. With the amount of technology used to educate our children, it isn't fair to hold them back with slow, outdated technology. iPads and Macbooks in the classrooms today, along with iPhones and iPods to boot. With all of these devices firing on all cylinders, we NEED the power behind them. WiFi is limited to the bandwidth of the schools internet speed. I know many many people who already have the Fibre-Op package in St. John's and they ALL tell me how much it has made their lives faster and more efficient. <br /><br />Sure the average user won't notice a WHOLE lot of difference NOW, but what happens when there are newer, faster devices which require higher network speeds to function to their full capacity? Think back when you had dial up internet. Did you not want to upgrade to cable then? Just stop a think for a minute before you jump down Bell's throat.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08171848544915234425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318385105872035754.post-39555362538488329502013-01-04T11:18:02.661-03:302013-01-04T11:18:02.661-03:30Unless you have multiple receivers in your house a...Unless you have multiple receivers in your house and plan to do some very heavy video streaming on a regular basis, FibreOp is not an improvement over existing services. TV is not better - just more expensive. Internet is not noticeably better for the average user - just more expensive. And if you don't choose the more expensive option, HD and PVR are not options at all - you'll lose them, even if you already had them before switching. You'll also lose your home phone in the event of a prolonged power outage (more than 8 hours), putting people without a cell phone in a potentially life-threatening situation in the event of a medical emergency. I was brow-beated into switching by an Aliant agent who wouldn't take "no" for an answer (he lied about the results and did not mention the loss of home phone service in an outage). I am not satisfied with my new diminished service, but Aliant refuses to switch me back to my previous package. I recommend that you lobby to keep FibreOp OUT of Clarenville - not to bring it in.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13097235499669042166noreply@blogger.com