At 04:16 PM 6/2/1998 -0700, Barry Lee Brisco so eloquently stated:
>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 ;-)
>
Whatever it is, it did wonders for Sprint stock, and got their
competitors scrambling to play catch up. Sprint won't available
for residential use until late 1999.
G
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