Winnipesaukee Forum - View Single Post - Maybe competition for Atlantic Broadband???

thebix · 11-30-2018, 08:57 PM

I see the statement 'Comcast would string new cable throughout Laconia, just as it is doing now in Rochester.' I hope that is just the reporter's uninformed description. Why would any new cable/internet infrastructure not use fiber optic lines rather than old fashioned cable? I doubt that they can provide the high speeds mentioned with just cable. I would expect that cable instead of fiber would not provide any better service than Atlantic, and I wouldn't go to the trouble to switch as a result. BUT, if they string fiber, it would be a 21st century solution rather than what Atlantic offers today.

11-30-2018, 08:57 PM	#4
thebix Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South Down since 2009. Posts: 97 Thanks: 2 Thanked 32 Times in 23 Posts	Cable or Fiber? I see the statement 'Comcast would string new cable throughout Laconia, just as it is doing now in Rochester.' I hope that is just the reporter's uninformed description. Why would any new cable/internet infrastructure not use fiber optic lines rather than old fashioned cable? I doubt that they can provide the high speeds mentioned with just cable. I would expect that cable instead of fiber would not provide any better service than Atlantic, and I wouldn't go to the trouble to switch as a result. BUT, if they string fiber, it would be a 21st century solution rather than what Atlantic offers today.