That's because the distance limit for common flavors of DSL is normally 18000 feet from the central office.
Chuck -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lee Reynolds Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 8:46 PM To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Subject: [IRCA] Dialup speeds <CLIP> The humorous thing is that I'm all of about 4 miles from the local exchange and they still haven't gotten off their cellulite-laden *sses to provide xDSL out here.... Lee _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com