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Originally Posted by tiger
My guess would be internet service is not a priority for them. They aren't going to sacrifice TV signal quality to push out broadband internet most likely.
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Bingo. It's all about bandwidth allocation.
We're on a satelite connection, and usually average about 1.8Mpbs, but the latency is the killer; usually 700-1000ms.
The bandwidth will drop significantly in the evening when more users are on. Anytime after 6pm or so, I'll only be able to get 100-200Mpbs, and sometimes much lower.
And, I've been told that as HDTV rolls out, and especially Pay-Per-View HD, bandwidth for Internet will be even more restricted.
It's a dying technology, with a lot of users moving to some sort of WiMax connection, which has similar speeds/latency, but should be more widely available, and cheaper.