I know that ADSL is available to something like 40% of Austin at the
present time, and the service level depends on your isp, since it is not a
shared bandwidth topology like cable modems. Make sure your ISP has the
pipe to the internet to back up the 386Kbps to 6MBps speeds that ADSL
supports.
OuterNet, the company I work for, will begin to offer ADSL services in the
next month or so (although primarily for business customers).
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On Tue, 9 Mar 1999, Tom K wrote:
> > Call their technical support 532 2300 IIRC.
> >
> > They're responsible for at least a minimal level of service, and they've
> > had all kinds of problem lately. Yet, they _still_ need to know that you
> > notice it. They had a problem with my brother's lines that took them like
> > 4 days to resolve -- he also got reimbursed for the downtime (a minimum
> > concession if you ask me).
>
> All this cablemodem talk reminds me of when I got one in Lawrence, KS 2 or 3
> years ago now. Horrible problems for at least a year, and then shoddy to
> barely-acceptible service from there on out. It seems like some of the
> installed Cablemodems in California are really nice, but friends of mine
> around the country have experienced a lot of trouble with cablemodems.
> Hopefully Time Warner will get it together here.
>
> And now to my question - does anyone on this list have ADSL, or know someone
> who does? I've called around, and it's availible a couple places I am
> considering moving, but I'd really like to know how it performs. I'd just as
> soon not pay their hardware costs and sign a year contract to get my install
> fee waved only to find out that the service is horrible. Right now though,
> it seems like taking a chance on that might be better than dealing with a
> cablemodem.
>
> Tom
>
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