On Thu, 4 Jun 1998, Tamra R. Heathershaw-Hart wrote:
> Anyone else thinking about going to ADSL? Anyone already using DSL or ADSL?
I just spent a week at the new job in DC laying some groundwork for the
July start date, and had to sample office connectivity. I had to choose
between fractional T-1 and SDSL (we need about 1/2 a T-1). The SDSL demo
I saw worked very well--a consistent 750 each way, and no telco charges,
for less than 1/2 the T-1 cost, 2/3 of the frac T-1 cost.
Looking forward to AtBell's home ADSL offering. I called them while I
was out there and inquired about, in particular, upstream guarantees (I,
personally, could give a hoot if people can cram stuff AT me any
faster). The rep said I'd get a fixed IP so I could run one server (they
obviously don't know much about Linux's abilities :) ), and guarateed
640K each way. 'technically', compared to what I've seen ADSL run at
before, this is really fractional downstream bandwidth (I've seen it do a
consistent 8mps downstream). However, they say it's home users only
(businesses have a different package on different bandwidth allocation),
so it does make some sense to limit incoming bandwidth (like we need
every person in america running pointcast on their home desktop :P).
At $69 a month with hardware included, that's not bad. We'll see,
though, when i get there and order it how they feel about my locating a
Linux gateway at the other end and hooking up three machines full of
personal web sites ;) That's about the bandwidth Mike and I use to keep
all of our current sites running--anxious to see what they say when
people start using all of their upstream and only part of their
downstream after all of us home consultants buy the service and cancel
our co-location services for low-demand sites ;) (I would assume a
creative Linux geek could chain three of these connections together for
about the equivalent of a T-1 at $210 a month).
I also couldn't get an answer for what would happen when I demonstrated I
wasn't getting my guaranteed bandwidth *chuckle* I don't think the reps
have the faintest idea that we can actually monitor such things, and
theyhad no answers when i asked if I'd get refunds or other compensation
should I find my "guaranteed" bandwidth not available . . . wonder if the
marketing gang has talked to the techs at AtBell lately? :)
B
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