I remember trying to get 1.5 Mb/s DSL 7 years ago, through SBC, now AT&T, in suburban Chicago. I found out that I was too far away from the new optical fiber install, and had to settle for 768/256Kbs- the houses across the street could get up to 3 Mb/s. Ugh, I can't believe we're still talking about the same issues in this country- 7 years later. I was eventually able to get a 3 Mb/s line, now considered the middle package- but please, with optical fiber that's theoretically equivalent to child's play. Clear and Sprint WiMax look pretty good at this point.
On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 9:21 PM, Kasey Smith <kasm...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:54:18 -0600, Dan <dantear...@gmail.com> wrote: > > At 7:12 PM -0600 3/5/2010, Kris Tilford wrote: >> >>> On Mar 5, 2010, at 4:44 PM, Kasey Smith wrote: >>> >>>> we can't get DSL at our house, but people no more than a quarter of a >>>> mile away can. >>>> >>> >>> The phone companies can tell you that you're not eligible for DSL when >>> you may be eligible. >>> >> >> The issue is the type of DSL service, and the length & quality of the >> copper line. Different DSLs work over different line lengths. Plus, as >> Clark mentions, your copper might not necessarily take a direct route to the >> nearest DSLAM or CO. Then there's the quality of the line: if your line is >> old, it's going to be noisy - so it might not even come close to supporting >> decent speeds. >> > > The old lines thing might be our problem too, the house is nearly 100 years > old. > > > Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/ > > -- > You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for > those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power > Macs. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our > netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list > -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
