Re: [tlug] Gigabit Internet connection

[Nick Bikkal <nickbikkal@example.com>]

I'm getting upgraded automatically myself. This information is good to know.


Thanks,


Nick




Dave M G wrote:

> TLUG,
>
> So I went and applied to upgrade to the 1Gb internet connection, and
> it seems that it will be activated when they send me a new router, or
> "home gateway" as they call it.
>
> I was kind of confused because I asked if they needed a guy to come
> over and install a new modem, like they did last time I had a change
> of service, but they said no.
>
> That puzzled me, because I was pretty sure that if they are going to
> change the modulation, as Curt explained to me here earlier, then
> surely the modem needs to be changed to be able to understand the signal.
>
> Then today, I was looking at my modem, and I see that it has a 1Gb
> Ethernet output on it already. In other words, it seems as though the
> modems they have been providing for a while now might have been in
> anticipation of this coming upgrade (they sent me my current one about
> a year ago).
>
> So I guess the "home gateway" router thing they send will simply
> complete the circuit from the modem to my computers, and then they can
> up the bandwidth.
>
> At least, I hope it's as simple as that.
>