Keith Moore wrote:
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IMHO "home network connection" is a misnomer. I'd call it "commodity
network connection". The size of the network that is assigned to a home
ends up being the size of a network that you can get "off the shelf",
for a fixed price, with minimal support, and using commodity
off-the-shelf mass-marketed equipment. Such networks, and such
equipment, are used for a lot more than just residences.
<snip>
I just wanted to confirm that Keith has made an important point here. At
least in our area, the local cable company is aggressively marketing
their commodity connection to businesses. In fact, I was just cold
called today, and offered the "$40/month business package". I tried to
explain that there is no way in hades that I would trade our fractional
T1 with a /25 for a cable connection and a commodity modem/router/nat.
We are a small business, though, and I suspect that many of our peers
would not understand why I'd pass on a deal that would provide "Ten
times the bandwidth for one tenth the money".
Homes, schools, businesses, local government, all commodity leaf
connections.
Is it inevitable that all these entities end up with another round of,
hmm, "short sighted specification" connections and have to live with
them for another 10-20 years?
--
David Schutt
Speco, Inc "When all you have is a screwdriver handle,
3946 Willow St everything looks like a nail"
Schiller Park, IL 60176
847.678.4240
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