At 03:43 PM 06/02/98 -0700, John Stewart wrote:
>Similar to ISDN; however, very different. The ASDL technology does
>provide a higher speed connection without some of the extra components
>required by ISDN. Pacific Bell has announced a similar offering in some
>California areas. One drawback appears that you must live within 3
>miles of a digital switching system to take advantage of the offering.
>As the ASDL technology improves, its throughput will exceed T-1
>connectivity at an affordable price.
>
>Michael A. Stone wrote:
>>
>> >If this pans out, the possibilities are staggering. I assume that
Sprint is
>> >using ADSL technology in some new incarnation.
>>
>> actually, based on a quick scan of the features list, it looks like
>> standard ISDN technology.
With all due respect to Mr. Stone, who has enlightened me on numerous
subjects in the past, I think John is correct. ISDN is pretty much a dead
technology by now, in terms of mass consumer use. It never got there, for a
variety of reasons. ASDL appears to be superior, cheaper, and faster by
far. That and cable modems are going to battle it out over the next decade.
Having two competing technologies should (in theory) be a great driver to
pound down prices and get us all the high-speed access we deserve ;-)
Barry <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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