DSL service questions

2003-06-19 Thread pll
Hi, I just discovered that according to both Verizon and Earthlink my lines are eligible for DSL service. This is a very good thing IMO :) However, not knowing a lot about DSL, I'm curious about how it works. Currently, I have 2 phone lines in the house, one of which is used exclusively for

Re: DSL service questions

2003-06-19 Thread bscott
On Thu, 19 Jun 2003, at 1:34pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Additionally I have a no-longer-active leased line frame relay circuit in the house from a previous-but-now-defunct employer. Circuits which have been canceled, for all intents and purposes, no longer exist. Even if the pair of wires

Re: DSL service questions

2003-06-19 Thread Ed Lawson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Verizon DSL, AFAIK, is always piggy-backed on a POTS line. That is what we use here. However, Verizon is always full of surprises, so I wouldn't bet on that. :-) I must say that Verizon was a pain (no small royal pain to be precise) in terms of getting a botched

Re: DSL service questions

2003-06-19 Thread ken
It depends on the DSL service. Some providers/services require a dedicated circuit for their service. Other services piggy-back the DSL signal on top of an existing POTS (voice) line. You will need to install a filter (provided) on your POTS equipment for the later case. POTS may well be

Re: DSL service questions

2003-06-19 Thread bscott
On Thu, 19 Jun 2003, at 11:20am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I had DSL when I lived in Santa Barbara a few years ago. Though Verizon was not my ISP, they owned the residential lines in my area. This meant that they provided the physical connection and my ISP provided the Internet service ...