House of the future
Posted by Matthew Fri, 28 Apr 2006 07:17:00 GMT
I’ve started to look into fixing all of the modern appliances that regularly drive me bat shit.
First, connectivity to the Internet. I need to compare the evil Comcast with services from RCN (http://www.rcn.com/). At first glance RCN’s 20Mbps download with 2Mbps upload for $90/month seems like the fastest speed I can obtain for a reasonable rate. My employer pays for $50/month so it is not as outlandish as it might look at first glance. T1 service is around $300/month which is still out of reach for a single home (but several homes . . .hmm). Sadly, I couldn’t find a provider that offered it in 20011.
RCN offers phone services as well but it is not clear from their site if the service is over VoIP. The second things on the list to fix is removing all dependency on the PSTN.
Unfortunately, I think it may have already been wired into the house. The only equipment requiring a TDM line is the ancient Tivo that I hope to replace anyway and a possible security system already installed in the house (likely to be non-functional). Turns out ADT is on top of it and offers a cell based service. Interesting. Wires come into the basement and everything becomes wireless.
