"In a rare show of generosity from an Internet service provider, Verizon plans to boost FiOS upload speeds to match customers' download speeds at no extra charge."
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2456089/ ... peeds.html
Verizon FiOS getting faster upload speeds
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Verizon FiOS getting faster upload speeds
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oakley516
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Yea, that's probably who this will appeal to. For most residential uses, symmetrical speeds aren't that important.STC wrote:p2p'ers will be happy
Sounds like more of a marketing play than anything else.
I have 75/35 now, when it bumps up to 75/75, I don't think I will do anything differently.
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The people who will really benefit will be those who are downloading P2P content, and they happen to catch a seeder who has a lot of upstream bandwidth.
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blueiedgod
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It probably has something to do with Verizon's stance on net neutrality. Most people won't benefit from it, other than torrent P2P's.
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Ed
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Right; it's not like cloud backup solutions are popular today (OneDrive, Google Drive, iCloud, Dropbox, CrashPlan, etc). Or, people (up)streaming/uploading video (Twitch, Youtube, vlogs, video podcasts, etc). Both of those are upload bandwidth intensive activities that are in no way popular with the masses today; so there must be no reason for Verizon to do this, except for p2p'rs.
It's like when whatever company comes out with a faster car, you all know they did it solely for the benefit of bank robbers only......
It's like when whatever company comes out with a faster car, you all know they did it solely for the benefit of bank robbers only......
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Microsoft's announcement of 5 TB Onedrive space included with office 365 license may increase popularity. I am certainly reconsidering my backup strategy.Ed wrote:Right; it's not like cloud backup solutions are popular today (OneDrive, Google Drive, iCloud, Dropbox, CrashPlan, etc). Or, people (up)streaming/uploading video (Twitch, Youtube, vlogs, video podcasts, etc). Both of those are upload bandwidth intensive activities that are in no way popular with the masses today; so there must be no reason for Verizon to do this, except for p2p'rs.
It's like when whatever company comes out with a faster car, you all know they did it solely for the benefit of bank robbers only......
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Ed
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That was my point; I was making fun of all they 'lol, piracy is all this will help' people in here.Wrobertdavis wrote:Microsoft's announcement of 5 TB Onedrive space included with office 365 license may increase popularity. I am certainly reconsidering my backup strategy.Ed wrote:Right; it's not like cloud backup solutions are popular today (OneDrive, Google Drive, iCloud, Dropbox, CrashPlan, etc). Or, people (up)streaming/uploading video (Twitch, Youtube, vlogs, video podcasts, etc). Both of those are upload bandwidth intensive activities that are in no way popular with the masses today; so there must be no reason for Verizon to do this, except for p2p'rs.
It's like when whatever company comes out with a faster car, you all know they did it solely for the benefit of bank robbers only......