Subj : Rabbit Hole Ahoy!
To   : DaiTengu
From : Accession
Date : Tue Aug 06 2024 17:06:30

On Mon, 5 Aug 2024 22:57:12 -0500, you wrote:

 D> TDS is installing in my neighborhood sometime in the next few months.
 D> I've been waiting for 3 years, and we're over a year out from their
 D> original promised target date.

Yikes. Sounds about right, though. All of this fiber shit should have been ran a long time ago in most suburbs. But alas, they seem to only do what they need to, to get by. Hell, there's still ISPs that don't offer IPv6, how ridiculous is that!?

 D> I'll likely only get gigabit, but they do offer up to 8Gbit, supposedly.
 D> Not sure what the pricing is on it, but I'd be willing to bet it's
 D> premium, and requires a business plan.

Yeah, I wouldn't doubt that. I have Spectrum here, and their highest plan is gigabit (which I have). I'm unsure and unaware of anything better offered by any of the other providers in the area (at the moment the only competitor might even be AT&T - I don't think FIOS is around here), but most of the other service providers around here are shoddy, at best.

 D> I'd like to upgrade my switches to 10gbit,  that way I don't have to
 D> worry about any future devices/computers in my home, but 10gbit switches
 D> are pricey.

I guess I'm not too worried about it at the moment. I think most of my NICs are what, 100/1000mbit nowadays? Guessing by the time I need to upgrade my router again, most of them will probably support 10g both ways by then.

 D> Interesting how boxes and luggage keep getting between the loading dock
 D> doors and the dumpster.  :D

Lucky you have that option! :)

Regards,
Nick

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