Ok, but there are still more links in the chain and more possibility for failure if you are not across the street.
Dave -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hexis Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2004 1:26 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [hlds] 768 k connection On Thu, Jul 29, 2004 at 01:05:28PM -0400, David Fencik wrote: > DSL lines have many links in the chain. For some people, their copper > twisted pair may go for a thousand feet or so where it is muxed and then > carried over another line, and then demuxed at the CO. The path to the > CO could be almost a mile. > > If someone lived across the street from the CO, however, they'd most > likely have a single twisted copper pair from their line to the CO. It > is arguable that they would have a much better signal than someone who > lives a mile away, no? Frankly, No. Many areas use remote DSLAMs to cover larger areas. All bets are off then. In addition, the signal is stong enough to provide the line speed with a lot of fudge factor. So all but a huge drop in signal will not represent anything on the actual usage of the line. -- Hexis www.hxxl.com _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
