DSL Gotcha

[David A. Bandel]

On Sun, 20 Jul 2003 15:05:03 -0700
Shawn Tayler <stayler at xmtservices.net> wrote:

> 
> 
> One other point to the DSL Gotcha.  This wire length from the CO is
> mythical.  Used to really rip off us poor saps in the country.  It
> includes any fiber thats inline.  ATM on fiber really doesn't matter
> the distance.  Its the transition to copper thats the killer on DSL. 
> I'm 17,800ft from the "downtown CO", not the closer one in Sparks.  SO
> I can't have DSL.   But I'm only 5000ft of copper from the fiber drop
> that feeds my area.  But I still can't have DSL, because they don't
> want to put ATM on the fiber, plus all the extra equipment.  Its all
> fine, I got a frac Tee for an amount alot higher than DSL or Cable,
> but they don't care what I do with it. Http or Mail is not an issue
> like you get elsewhere.  
> 
> But the distance thing is a farce....
> 

No, the distance thing isn't a farce.  Trust me.  Kinda like the 90
meters (300 feet) on ethernet.  I've installed DSLAMs and DSLs.  PITA,
but not farce.  Besides, you don't want to run servers on _Asymmetric_
DSL, only SDSL, HDSL, some of the other DSLs. 

Ciao,

David A. Bandel
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