DSL Gotcha

[David A. Bandel]

On Sun, 20 Jul 2003 18:54:13 -0700
Shawn Tayler <stayler at xmtservices.net> wrote:

[snip]

> 
> When I was looking into wideband service at my present home QTH, I
> check into DSL first.  I was told that since I was 17,957ft ( I looked
> up the old reply) from the central office, I was not eligable for DSL.
>  Well, that
> distance is to the main CO downtown.  There is a smaller, and closer
> CO, that has a DSLam, about 8000ft from me, wire distance.  Also my
> present telco service transitions to copper less than 5000ft away.  I
> had no trouble getting ISDN and now a Frac-T service when I looked
> into it.  There is no DSlam at the fiber drop so I can sort of
> understand them not wanting the extra expense.  The rub was that they
> get to include the length of the fiber in the distance spec on any DSL
> circuit they install around here.  
> 

The distance is "measured" electronically over the circuit.  While I
agree then fiber part is bunk, they do have to have transitional
equipment to change DSL from copper to fiber and back.  DSL wasn't
designed for fiber, and there's an additional penalty with the extra
equipment involved.

Now, it really doesn't matter that there's a DSLAM'd CO close by.  You
have to go by the CO you're actually connected to.  I've seen offices
across the street (literally) from a CO that couldn't get DSL because
they were too far away (their CO was miles away in fact).  Phone company
is not going to rerun all their lines just for you.

Ciao,

David A. Bandel
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