On Sun, 20 Jul 2003 15:05:03 -0700 Shawn Tayler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> One other point to the DSL Gotcha. This wire length from the CO is
> mythical. Used to really rip off us poor saps in the country. It
> includes any fiber thats inline. ATM on fiber really doesn't matter
> the distance. Its the transition to copper thats the killer on DSL.
> I'm 17,800ft from the "downtown CO", not the closer one in Sparks. SO
> I can't have DSL. But I'm only 5000ft of copper from the fiber drop
> that feeds my area. But I still can't have DSL, because they don't
> want to put ATM on the fiber, plus all the extra equipment. Its all
> fine, I got a frac Tee for an amount alot higher than DSL or Cable,
> but they don't care what I do with it. Http or Mail is not an issue
> like you get elsewhere.
>
> But the distance thing is a farce....
>
No, the distance thing isn't a farce. Trust me. Kinda like the 90
meters (300 feet) on ethernet. I've installed DSLAMs and DSLs. PITA,
but not farce. Besides, you don't want to run servers on _Asymmetric_
DSL, only SDSL, HDSL, some of the other DSLs.
Ciao,
David A. Bandel
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