[General] BTES - Fiber Internet.... 256k upload on all tiers?

[General] BTES - Fiber Internet.... 256k upload on all tiers?
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Tsume @ 7th May 03:32AM:
[General] BTES - Fiber Internet.... 256k upload on all tiers?

I've been researching cities I'd potentially want to move to, preferably with some type of FTTH connection present. During my Internet searches I stumbled upon Bristol, TN which apparently has a very successful muni-FTTH project through the local electric company. Their upload speeds are barely "broadband" though- 256kbps!! »www.btes.net/btesinternetrates.html

How can anyone take that seriously? I have 8 times that upload speed without powerboost on the regular Comcast tier... What do you think about this? I personally believe they should be ashamed to use that number and the words "fiber optic" on the same page.
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iansltx @ 10th May 02:06AM:
Re: [General] BTES - Fiber Internet.... 256k upload on all tiers

Easy answer: competition is lousy in the area.

More involved answer: maybe they're getting a highly asymmetric link on the backbone side of things (for whatever reason) or want to discourage P2P, or are getting a sweet deal on inbound bandwidth by partnering with some datacenter or other.

Though I agree, 256k upload is pathetic. I'd rather have 3/512 for $60 than 12/256...
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Tsume @ 13th May 05:17PM:
Re: [General] BTES - Fiber Internet.... 256k upload on all tiers

said by iansltx :

Easy answer: competition is lousy in the area.

While that is true, both Charter and Embarq offer substantially higher upload speeds than 256k :(
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