Bob,
DR>> Right, but what does this have to do with cable modems?  Two
DR>> points to consider here...
DR>> 1) The InterNet provider certainly isn't going to use just one T1
DR>> for all users.  GTE, for example, has assured me that they have
DR>> set this up for easy expansion, when it becomes necessary.
BJ> The key issue is, *when* does it become "necessary"?  When your cable
BJ> modem download speeds decline to 35Kbps from 900Kbps?  What does the
BJ> cable modem company consider to be minimum acceptable average user
BJ> speed before they bring more bandwidth online?
Of course they cannot guarantee a given speed to every link on the Net,
as some are simply bogged, or have slow access, but they do have a large
file for users to test their download speeds with.  They guarantee 128k
minimum.  When it dips below that, it's time to expand the system.
DR>> 2) Look at the limited bandwith in the phone lines.  How can it
DR>> get   any worse? :)
BJ> At least with a switched analog phone connection, you "own" (and do
BJ> not share) the theoretical 64Kbps bandwidth of the line.
You're trying to make it sound as if phone lines are a better option.
Bottom line, people are not getting 64Kbps on phone lines.  And even
if they were, I would still be doubling them at minimum.
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