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ElvisDumbledore t1_isohjat wrote

I LOVE that people do this (because FUCK comcast), but I'm guessing the startup cost for an ISP is more than $210,000. I'm betting $210,000 is for the entire neighborhood and could have been split with the other people using the ISP.

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Ares1935 t1_isonx0e wrote

And then theres the upkeep and service. If the fiber gets cut, I'm guessing a repair crew won't arrive in 1 hour.

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LigerXT5 t1_isp6dys wrote

Good large networks, either internal or external, has redundancy. Either it's automated, or someone flips a switch to light up another line or route to keep things flowing, even if in a slower fashion, till the main line is repaired.

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Ares1935 t1_ispe184 wrote

You think this network has redundancy?

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LigerXT5 t1_ispgj79 wrote

Granted I never said it was good or bad, just stating a standard and proper large network, either it be in a large building or external, should have redundancies.

If a fiber line is cut, internet can continue flowing through other means until repair can make it out, either that is under an hour, or the next day. Out here in rural NW Oklahoma, if a line is damaged, and it's been raining heavily or snow/ice build up, you're lucky to get someone out there within an hour just to see the cause.

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