Well, im glad i dont have DSL anyway, my download is only half as fast as
DSL (it has 768, i have 512k) but my upload is twice as fast (256k vs
512k) so I'm happy :D
On Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:12:33 -0600, Kris Tilford <ktilfo...@cox.net> 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. Under common carrier laws, the phone companies are
supposed to share their lines with other carriers & ISPs. A friend in
Portland, Oregon was a lifelong AOL user, and wanted to get AOL DSL. He
called AOL, and was told it wasn't available in his area, he was too far
from the junction. I think his phone company was Quest or something, but
he called them directly and asked if he could get their Quest DSL and
they said sure, no problem. He caused a minor stink because of this, but
eventually was able to get his AOL DSL setup and it worked perfectly.
You may have the same scenario with the people 1/4 mile away that are
getting DSL and you can't? It may be your choice of ISPs, and the phone
company acts as a "gatekeeper" and closes the gate for anyone except
themselves.
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