[Cialug] Mediacom to boost speeds

[Dave Weis]

There's 90 volts on the center of the larger lines that power amplifiers
and splitters. That voltage is inserted by the larger cabinets on the
poles, usually labeled with the manufacturer name of Alpha. They don't have
a huge amount of runtime.


On Tue, Apr 29, 2014 at 1:50 PM, Jonathan C. Bailey <
jbailey at co.marshall.ia.us> wrote:

> Yup. Right off the grid. I asked one of the techs here in Marshalltown and
> he said all of the equipment had batteries, but most were bad. Apparently
> they're supposed to be replaced "soon", but "soon" has been around 4 or 5
> years so far.
>
> In my case, I have a Verizon MiFi (with unlimited data) for backup.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cialug-bounces at cialug.org [mailto:cialug-bounces at cialug.org] On
> Behalf Of Tim McLaughlin
> Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2014 1:39 PM
> To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Cialug] Mediacom to boost speeds
>
> I think they are powered directly from the grid in the neighborhood.  I
> have seen large boxes on poles with a power meter and coax cable lines
> attached. I guessing a ups that would fit in that box would cause more
> maintenace issues. If you want carrier grade reliability you might need to
> pay a carrier for service.
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 29, 2014 at 1:32 PM, Dave Hala <dave at 58ghz.net> wrote:
>
> > I've inquired but really haven't made any progress on a getting any
> > meaningful answers other than "it power goes it out, it will go down".
> >
> > :) Dave
> >
> > On Tue, Apr 29, 2014 at 1:29 PM, Scott Yates <Scott at yatesframe.com>
> wrote:
> > > Good point.  I was obviously thinking customer side.  I wonder what
> > > they
> > do
> > > for power on their side.
> > >
> > >
> > > On Tue, Apr 29, 2014 at 1:26 PM, Jeff Chapin <chapinjeff at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > >> Pretty sure Mediacom would object to a customer breaking open their
> > >> cabinets to add UPS ;-).
> > >>
> > >> I read his comment as the whole neighborhood goes down, since the
> > Mediacom
> > >> equipment loses power, not just the parts at your home.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> On Tue, Apr 29, 2014 at 1:19 PM, Scott Yates <Scott at yatesframe.com>
> > wrote:
> > >>
> > >> > That is what they make UPS units for I thought.
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > On Tue, Apr 29, 2014 at 1:15 PM, Dave Hala <dave at 58ghz.net> wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> > > Except that when you a pay a premium for business service and
> > >> > > the power goes out, your modem goes offline, because there are
> > >> > > no backup power systems on the line.
> > >> > >
> > >> > > On Tue, Apr 29, 2014 at 1:12 PM, Scott Yates
> > >> > > <Scott at yatesframe.com>
> > >> > wrote:
> > >> > > > Say what you want about service techs and the like. Once the
> > service
> > >> is
> > >> > > set
> > >> > > > up it is very fast.  One of the few ISP's that do not seem to
> > >> > > > over subscribe bandwidth.
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > On Tue, Apr 29, 2014 at 1:04 PM, Nicolai <
> > >> > nicolai-cialug at chocolatine.org
> > >> > > >wrote:
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > >>
> > >> > > >>
> > >> > >
> > >> >
> > >>
> > http://www.kcci.com/news/mediacom-announces-big-jump-in-internet-speed
> > s/25714272
> > >> > > >>
> > >> > > >> Bandwidth tiers will increase
> > >> > > >>
> > >> > > >> from 30/2mbps to 50/5mbps,
> > >> > > >> from 50/5mbps to 100/10mbps, from 105/10 to 150/20mbps,
> > >> > > >>
> > >> > > >> for the same price.  The article doesn't mention if
> > >> > > >> bandwidth
> > caps
> > >> > will
> > >> > > >> move also.
> > >> > > >>
> > >> > > >> Nicolai
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