>>> I use Fios and it is AWESOME! 15MB to the internet; ...
>>> Uh -- we've had 15MB connections to the net for the last year. And it
>>> isn't Verizon FIOS -- it's Cox over coaxial.
>> Downstream.
>> DOCSIS is must slower and less efficient in the upstream direction.
> Funny thing is, I get 5MB up.
Point of clarification. Are you folks really getting 15 megaBYTES (or
5 megabytes) per second upstream? I suspect you might really mean 15 Mb (megaBITS) or 5 Mb per second. I'm not trying to nitpick; the difference between that capital B (= byte) and lower-case b (= bit) is an entire order of magnitude. When you're comparing speeds like that, sloppy misuse of units will leave your audience misinformed.
Bob Goudreau Cary, NC