On Mon, 18 Feb 2002, Marc Evans wrote: >> How far are you from your CO (or DLC/SLIC box)? If you are over 18,000 >> feet or so, DSL is out-of-the-question, regardless. > > The DLC/SLC issue is a far bigger problem ...
It can also be an advantage. I live something like 9 miles (almost 50,000 feet) from the CO. However, my lines come out of a SLIC hut less than 6,000 feet from my house. When Vitts Networks was still in business, they used something they called IDSL. It was apparently an ISDN line hacked into working like DSL. It was limited to 144 kilobits/sec, but it was much cheaper than standard ISDN, and it did not require any special equipment at the SLIC station (other than a standard ISDN card). -- Ben Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | The opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and do not | | necessarily represent the views or policy of any other person, entity or | | organization. All information is provided without warranty of any kind. | ***************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the text 'unsubscribe gnhlug' in the message body. *****************************************************************
