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To: The Duke of URL© who wrote (85849)7/17/1999 12:59:00 AM
From: Gerald Walls  Read Replies (1) of 186894
 
Hmmm. INTC figured out that DSL is T-1 speed over EXISTING twisted pair. All INTC has to do is stick a Xeon at the CO, and a DSL MODEM in the home. ….Oh, Brave new world.

Not that easy. I live in a 10-year-old neighborhood in a Phoenix, AZ suburb and ADSL is available in this general area. However, when I inquired into ADSL Useless Worst told me that my line did not "qualify" for some reason and that I was just S.O.L. unless and until they rewired the area. Since Cox Communications has no incentive to get off of their lazy cable company ass to provide cable modems in this area, my only option for high speed access is via some expensive wireless jobby that still ties up my phone line for the uplink (and since my wife really wants a computer-free line I'd end up with that cost too). But the Good News is that, unless they've slipped the schedule for a fourth time since I last talked to them a couple of months ago, cable modems should be available in my area in the first quarter of 2000.

Ah, the joy of dealing with monopolies. You either get the "We don't care. We don't have to. We're the Phone Company." guys or you get the "Service should be restored within 24 to 48 hours. Since the outage is less than 72 hours you'll receive no credit on your bill." guys.
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