[ShadowAce]

[Dallas59]

And maybe a hefty price increase?

[mikrofon]

I guess I won’t get of rid of the copper line quite yet ;-)

[cicero2k]

The only problem for me: the provider of DSL will likely want to force a landline on me along with the Internet service. So I must pay $30-$40 per month for a phone I seldom use, plus the Internet fees.

[RayChuang88]

They did something similar with cable TV lines and pushed it to an amazing 10 gigabits/second download speed without the enormous expense of fiber optics.

With this new technology, we could see by 2020 a gigantic leap in DSL speeds--imaging going from 6-8 megabits/second download speeds to 200 megabits/second--a speed that may even be enough to stream H.265 encoded Ultra HD video without stuttering.

[cynwoody]

With a maxed-out gigabit connection, you can download a 4GB high-definition movie in about half a minute.

That's fine and dandy. Now where are you going to find the server?

In practice, as opposed to theory, the only way to max out a gigabit connection is to be pulling from a bunch of servers at once. E.g., if you're running a spider or something. Or maybe if you control both the server and the client, and you have a big file to transfer. But even then, a connection between server and client is only as fast as its slowest link.

[Alex Murphy]

The DSL upgrade comes through a new technology called G.fast. Among those making network equipment chips to enable the technology are industry giant Broadcom, China-based Triductor Technology and Israeli startup Sckipio. The technology itself should arrive in homes starting in 2016.

PFL

[glorgau]

> The reasons people want fast broadband are plentiful:

The deep abiding hatred for Comcast where there are no other high speed internet options...

[Lurkina.n.Learnin]

BFL.

[Vendome]

Guess I won’t be needing my 300 baud suitcase modem anymore. ..

[Blue Highway]

I won’t hold my breath that Verizon DSL will get this boost by 2020 or any time past that since they are always pushing their FIOS service.

[Paleo Conservative]

So the gigabit DSL will require having a wire run of 50 meters or less. Does that mean the telephone company will be running fiber to the curb then putting their DSL equipment connected to the fiber lines? I could see where this could be beneficial for use in buildings that already have lots of twisted pair lines installed, but I don’t think it would be very beneficial for single family homes that have just one phone line. I’d rather run fiber into my home.

[dljordan]

I would just like to get what I pay for from Centurylink.

[PapaNew]

This is off the subject, but I need some help from you experts out there.

I’m a low-tech guy and I’m looking for the best value for a LAPTOP that I use for internet stuff (email, FR, Facebook, YouTube, and live streaming - no games or complex applications) and MS Office stuff.

Besides Macs which are too expensive for me and I’m not used to them, the top two in PC magazine are

1) HP Chromebook 11 w/ Verizon which uses Google Chrome, and

2) Dell Inspiron 11 3000 Series 2-in-1 (3147) which uses Widows 8.

Would I better off using Google Chrome or Windows 8? I’ve never used Google Chrome before and am not sure I would like it.

Thanks.