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pathetic piss kitten @kitten@elizabeth.cat
1y
kinda surprising that there's underdeveloped countries with DSL deployments rather than fiber

like, is it any cheaper really? the equipment might be more expensive but like. you have to be sending voltage of your own through the lines for DSL. and fiber cables are dirt cheap compared to copper.

it doesn't feel like it's a matter of "we already had a big copper deployment and can't do a big investment now". I guess DSL it's easier to maintain tho?
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Alba 🌸 v_pat @mildsunrise@tech.lgbt
1y
@kitten in one you're sending your own voltage and in the other you're sending your own light, no? what matters is which % of the power you send (electrical or optical) is lost per meter (which is way way lower for fiber, yes)
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pathetic piss kitten @kitten@elizabeth.cat
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@mildsunrise well, technically in fiber you're sending half the power (I'm thinking from the ISP's perspective)
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Alba 🌸 v_pat @mildsunrise@tech.lgbt
1y
@kitten I'm not following (?)
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pathetic piss kitten @kitten@elizabeth.cat
1y
@mildsunrise the other half is sent by the subscriber (and the electricity to generate it is paid by them)
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Alba 🌸 v_pat @mildsunrise@tech.lgbt
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@kitten and in DSL it's different?
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