Benjamin Scott wrote: > There are two more characteristics of a DSL feed which are, arguably, more > important: > > 1) Available in the subscriber's area > > Any idea on what kind of presence they have in the NH region? Do you have > a URL for an online qualifier? Failing that, a phone number or general > website?
Website http://www.directtvdsl.com Phone: 1-877-468-0918 > 2) Will not go out of business in six months > > Any idea what their financial picture looks like? Do they own their own > equipment, or do they resell Covad like the rest of the world does? I actually don't know the answer to this, but I will ask when I call tomorrow. As for the financial status of the company, their satellite tv business is good, and so is their satellite internet business. They are large enough to have bought Telocity, along with a few other companies. I don't think that Direct TV is going anywhere. What happens to their DSL division, on the other hand, is anyone's guess... > I hate to be a stick in the mud, but solving these two issues seems to be > darn near impossible. The other four you list are icing on the cake. :) -- --------------------------------------------------- Kenneth E. Lussier Geek by nature, Linux by choice PGP KeyID C0D2BA57 Public key http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xC0D2BA57 ***************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the text 'unsubscribe gnhlug' in the message body. *****************************************************************
