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From: David Kelly <dkelly@hiwaay.net>
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Subject: Re: 10Mbps versus 100Mbps Cable Modems
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On Wed, Jul 11, 2007 at 01:27:08PM -0400, fbsd2 wrote:
> Sure they have more than 10Mbps bandwidth. 
> People who became subscribers during the first 4 years 
> they were in business all got 100Mbps modems.
> 
> As I see it, down grading to obsolete 10Mbps modems 
> is degrading overall network performance.

IIRC DOCSIS 2.0 only provided 30 million bps aggregate bandwidth,
assuming the cable system used all available channels for data.

Ethernet speed should not be confused with the cable wire speed.

The obsolete 3-Com "shark fin" cable modem I had never delivered more
than 1.5M bps out the ethernet port. The Motorola that replaced it is
much better.

-- 
David Kelly N4HHE, dkelly@HiWAAY.net
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