Bayard, I just saw this link come across another list: http://www.bellatlanticpathetic.com/ You might find it amusing - although "amusing" is probably not the proper word to use here... dlr ____________________________________________________________________ Bayard Coolidge USG ZKO3-3/S20 wrote: > > Maddog said: > > >>> You have the finest wire in the world between you and the central > >>> office, but if that office is five miles away, forget it. > > Well, that's true, in part. In my particular case - and the reason I > have a real low opinion of Veridont [thanks, Jeff - that's a keeper!] > is that I'm about 12k feet to the SLIC box to which the aforementioned > brand-new 200 pair cable runs. However, if I run a scan from the DSL > Reports web site, it says I'm a lot further. Why? Because Hell > Atlantic (at the time) didn't (un?)bridge my line. The twisted pair > comes out from the SLIC, up the hill, and there's a 'T' connection to > the line that goes up my driveway to the house; they left the rest of > the line going all the way out to the end down by the pond (another > 7-8k feet) hanging off of it like a giant antenna. Folks on the list > familiar with tranmission line theory are invited to cringe with me... > > So, basically, I need them to fix that, upgrade the SLIC to do DSL and > update the Central Office (which is indeed another 5 miles away from > the SLIC) to do xDSL. The sad part is that we now have two telephone > exchanges in town, as the result of a FO loop from Concord through > Pittsfield, Northwood, Deerfield, Raymond, Candia, Suncook and back > to Concord. Gobs and gobs of bandwidth to be had... > > As I mentioned to Maddog privately, my _perception_ is that Veridont > has been very slow to install xDSL in those few areas they claim to > have it available; I've heard lots of complaints about people having > to wait for a promised/scheduled installation, and Veridont has been > very slow to spread availability beyond those few towns/cities where > they currently offer it. Meanwhile AT&T Broadband and other cable > companies are aggressively marketing broadband/cable modems and are > working hard to meet the demand - I see a lot of AT&T contractors' > vans running around town to install stuff. > > Now, if Veridont wants to prove me wrong, and actually resolve the > problems and provide me with xDSL service, terrific, because I'm one > of the few people who don't have access to broadband because of a > total lack of infrastructure. Somehow, I don't think it will happen > soon. > > Bayard > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > Bayard R. Coolidge N1HO DISCLAIMER: The opinions expressed are > Compaq Computer Corp. solely those of the author, and not > Nashua, New Hampshire, USA those of Compaq Computer Corporation > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (DEC '77-'98) or any other entity. > "Brake for Moose - It could save your life" - N.H. Fish & Game Dept. > -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- > Version: 3.12 > GCS/CC d+ s:+ a+ C+++$ UO++$L++>$ P L++>$ E-@ W+ N++ o- K? w--- O? M? > V-- PS+ PE+ Y+ PGP- t++ 5? X? R* tv b++ DI+++ D? G e++ h+ r-- y-- UF++ > -----END GEEK CODE BLOCK----- > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ********************************************************** > To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the following text in the > *body* (*not* the subject line) of the letter: > unsubscribe gnhlug > ********************************************************** -- Linux: Because a PC is a terrible thing to waste. -- Mark Komarinski
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