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   Wilfred van Velzen to Bob Worm   
   Re: UL speed misnomer?   
   09 Jun 24 12:52:47   
   
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   REPLY: 660.fidonet_internet@2:250/3 2aca28d0   
   Hi Bob,   
      
   On 2024-06-09 00:58:52, you wrote to me:   
      
    >> 100, 400 Mbit/s, and 1, 2 and 8 Gbit/s   
      
    BW> Wow, 8 Gbps would mean you're basically getting an entire XGS-PON to   
   yourself.   
    BW> That can't make commercial sense for the operator unless they're charging   
   you   
    BW> a *lot* for that   
      
   Prices in Euros/month are:   
      
   100  35   
   400  40   
   1GB  45   
   2GB  60   
   8GB  85   
      
    BW> or just contending the line very heavily.   
      
   I think that is the case.   
      
    BW> In practice you could give all the customers on a fibre the full   
    BW> speed, their actual usage would be a fraction of that :)   
      
   Probably.   
      
      
   Bye, Wilfred.   
      
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