On Sat, 11 Jan 2003, Anthony Shelburne wrote:
> > On Friday, January 10, 2003, at 11:38 PM, Bill Holt wrote: > > > If I don't have to deal with the friggin phone company, that's a plus. > > Can > > you say anything about the speeds that are generally accomplished in > > the > > Hikes Point area? > > To be honest Bill, no, since there are too many factors involved (such > as the distance the home is from the nearest Central Office (the closer > you are, the better), the condition of the inside wiring), there would > not be a way that we could guarantee even a minimum transfer speed. :( Not that I know much about DSL etc, but couldn't a customer phone a number, which would via the phone call be able to do an automated speed check and then let them know the quality of the signal from their phone to the number [which would be at the central office]? Hen | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be January 28. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>.
