AITP Southwest Florida Chapter Meeting
Minutes

April 14, 1998 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
MediaOne, Naples

Members Present
Susan Ball 
Raj Bandi
Jim Bonnice 
Vance Carpentor
David Clingan
Don Cole 
Orv Curry 
Val Curry 
Bill Dalton
Benno Eidus 
Chuck Grimes 
Rob Hainsworth 
Scott Hendrickson 
David Johnson 
Angie Kline 
Deanna Lipman 
Diane Mato 
Kristian McCandless
Pablo Mora 
Kazuo Nakatani 
Julie Ramdahin 
Genevieve Roys 
Paul Sikkenga 
Frank Taylor
Gerry Wheeler
Guest Speaker
Kim Cash
Dave Brown
Topics Discussed
1. Welcome and Introductions by David Johnson.

2. Attendees introduced themselves.
 
Presentation by Kim Cash and Dave Brown, MediaOne.
  • Overview of MediaOne.
  • Overview of Broadband.
  • Cable Modem Technology  vs. Digital Subscriber Lines (DSL) and Satellite (Direct PC)
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    Cable Modem Technology
    Digital Subscriber Line (provided by telephone companies)
    Satellite (Direct PC)
    1.5m - 10m bps (download) 1.5m - 7 m bps up to 800k bps (download)
    One-way (currently) 
    Bi-directional (future: 750k bps uploading)    		 Bi-directional One-Way 
    Not adapted for bi-direction
    Telephone, cable TV, digital music, and internet on 1 line. 
    Must live in cable provider area. 
    MediaOne rebuilt cables in Naples to place amplifiers for both directions to support bi-directional cable modem.    		 Crosstalk.
    Standard .5mm cable needs a repeater every 1.8k for 7m bps.
    Needs special hardware.    		 No geographical limitations.
    Required hardware is inexpensive enough .
    Must have your own ISP.
    flat rate 6 times more expensive than cable modem. 2 price plans: 
    day users: price per megabyte
    night users: flat rate