Will Sonic upgrade DSLAMs to VDSL2? (if not already done?)

[mruhstaller]

Got it. Thanks so much for the update!

[torstenb]

Are there any updates re: progress on VDSL2? I just read the article on Multichannel News and noticed the mentioning of VDSL2 field trials. So it sounds like it's gotten past the Lab stage?

[dane]

It's gotten to the field stage. First live circuit:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/eutk7d3l2tr0q ... .29.44.png
https://www.dropbox.com/s/3z69fgfw8ttp4 ... .01.43.png

We are working now to get the interfaces into more COs - they're only in three today - then we'll begin to load customers, cautiously as we observe performance and stability.

[torstenb]

Excellent! Any ETA for the COs in Burlingame, CA?

[mruhstaller]

It's gotten to the field stage. First live circuit:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/eutk7d3l2tr0q ... .29.44.png
https://www.dropbox.com/s/3z69fgfw8ttp4 ... .01.43.png

We are working now to get the interfaces into more COs - they're only in three today - then we'll begin to load customers, cautiously as we observe performance and stability.

This is extremely exciting, thank you for the update!

[aw]

WOW! How close to the C.O. is that first line?

[dane]

WOW! How close to the C.O. is that first line?

About 2,000ft.

[aznalan15]

Mmm this is a little bit of positive news staying with the DSL standards

But how far can we be for us to enjoy the benefits of VDSL2?

I believe I am ~6000-8000 ft from the CO, if you can tell me how far I am by my username that would be great.

Right now I am getting a little bit less than 50% of the 20 mbps speed because of distance at 9 mbps.
So would would getting upgraded to VDSL2 help at all?

Unfortunately my household has been getting bandwidth crazy (streaming and what not...) and the 9 mbps is not cutting it anymore.

I love sonic as a company hence why I have stuck with you guys, so any good news would be great!

[darkzone]

Any updates on this for the L.A. area? I'm right at 2k ft and would love to get some VDSL2! I already have a Zyxel P873HNUP (pair bonding VDSL2) gateway ready to go!

[oddhack]

Mmm this is a little bit of positive news staying with the DSL standards

But how far can we be for us to enjoy the benefits of VDSL2?

100% ditto to aznalan15. What fraction of the customer base is actually close enough to get much benefit from VDSL? I'm at ~7300' and getting 8 Mbps on a good day. I convinced my SO to sign up recently and she's getting 3 Mbps in a much denser urban area (Oakland 880 loop), which is really disappointing to her compared to the cable her former housemate was paying for as she does a lot of Netflix / Hulu / etc.

I am basically sticking with Sonic at this point because I like the way you treat customers (modem fee aside) and the cluefulness of your tech support. But it becomes less and less tenable over time as more bandwidth-hungry services emerge, and I see zero prospect of Sonic fiber coming to Mt. View in the forseeable future. Hopefully some viable path will emerge before I have to make an unpleasant decision to jump ship from the barnacle-laden but user-friendly rowboat of Sonic to the prison cruise ship of cable providers.