[Cialug] Mediacom to boost speeds

[David Champion]

You know how much it would cost to install and maintain backup generators
for every remote ped that requires power?

I guarantee you that Mediacom is overselling their core bandwidth many
times over, doesn't take many 150mbps customers to saturate things.

-dc


On Tue, Apr 29, 2014 at 6:12 PM, L. V. Lammert <lvl at omnitec.net> wrote:

> On Tue, 29 Apr 2014, Jeff Chapin 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.
> >
> Actually, that's a moot point; a UPS, even if configured properly, is only
> going to maintain service for, say, an hour maximum.
>
> What happens during a longer term outage? No service. AFAIK, only ATT &
> some Fiber systems actually have backup power sources.
>
>         Lee
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