No, you have to have a land line for DSL service, I switched about 6 months ago for some of the same reasons you mentioned. You can get the 6Mb service from bellsouth for just a bit more than the regular service from Insight that I think is rated around 4Mb, but its all relative, because in the fine print of the Bellsouth DSL info, they state that they do not guaranty any specific speed. My service has been pretty good most of the time, and has been mostly reliable. I am using a Airport base station, so I know that will affect speed as well. You need to check with the Bellsouth web site, Fastaccess.com to see if your home qualifies for the service. Hope this helps. Mike Robertson On May 30, 2006, at 9:19 PM, b3 wrote:
> I know that this has come up before, but I am considering switching > from Insight to DSL for high speed internet. > Insight has been extremely slow lately, and their "mac support" is > a joke. > Combine that with the constant down times, and I've just about had > it. No point in paying this much a month for something that I can't > use (at least at acceptable speeds). > > Would DSL be a better option for me? anyone using DSL and happy > with it? > Also, can i get dsl without having a local phone line? > We both use cell phones, and have little to no use for a land line. > > Thanks. > > > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will > | be June 27 at Pitt Academy, 6010 Preston Highway. > | The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. > | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> > | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup> | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be June 27 at Pitt Academy, 6010 Preston Highway. | The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>
