"T o d d P a t t i s t" wrote in message
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Actually, with the latest residential cable service being
rolled out, it's only 15/16 ths of the download speed:

Yup, I did see that. I didn't want to use that speed as a comparison,
because it's a relatively restricted service in terms of availability.

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However, the fiber is likely to be a symmetrical pipe, so
the upload speed will be far faster than these 2 and 1 Mbps
services (although I doubt any individual subscriber would
get access to more than a tiny fraction of the full upload
bandwidth).

Nor more than a tiny fraction of the full download bandwidth. As I
mentioned in my other reply, it's good marketing to have a symmetric
service, but for most users, it's not a relevant point. They aren't pushing
as much data out as they are pulling it in.

Pete