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On Fri, 5 Jul 1996, Richard Foulk wrote:

> Our cable company here in Honolulu is apparently going to use modems that
> provide 6Mb in both directions.  The promise is $50/month.  The cable
> modem connects to your ethernet.  The cable company is becoming an ISP,
> in a big way.

Well, a video channel -- With sound -- Is 6 megabits.  So they are going
to dedicate two entire 6mbit video channels to individual customers, for
$50/month?  Naah.  

Maybe they are going to set two channels aside for everyone.  If that
means sharing with 20,000 people then 6 megabits is not as good as a v.34
modem.  Of course they can add more channels and give you a guaranteed
data rate.  

What exactly are they selling?