Gary,
CPQ, Intel and Microsoft are the ones working on this via the 'Universal ADSL Working Group'. Check the CPQ thread for more info. This is nothing new, CPQ PC's have had an ethernet port and IEE1394 Firewire support for some time now. Before everyone gets all excited about xDSL, they would be well advised to check with their local phone company to find out *when* they might actually see it. Some city dwellers will see it next year, if you are out in the country you may NEVER see it due to distance constraints between home and central switch. I'm on a list to be *notified* when Bell Atlantic will be getting *close* to providing it in my area (upstate NY). It *ain't* gonna be any time soon. They are starting to roll it out in the Washington DC area, with NYC next year. Same with the DELL annoucement, SBC will start rolling in several cities. One other thing I found out that some may not have noticed. In checking out the service that Bell Atlantic will offer, it will be tied to *one* computer. Not good for me and many others, as I dial in from multiple machines all over the house. I don't know what their answer to this is as of yet....
John
PS - One other thing. Check out the pricing. Not very competitive with cable modems at this time which can give you close to 10mps (under ideal conditions) for around 30-40 bucks a month.
Personal Infospeed
(Infospeed 640 Kbps & Bell Atlantic.net)
$59.95
Professional Infospeed
(Infospeed 1.6 Mbps & Bell Atlantic.net)
$109.95
Power Infospeed
(Infospeed 7.1 Mbps & Bell Atlantic.net)
$189.95
Infospeed 640 Kbps
$39.95
Infospeed 1.6 Mbps
$59.95
Infospeed 7.1 Mbps
$109.95
One-time charges include the following:
Service Connection Charge:
$99.00
DSL Modem:
$325.00
Turnkey Home Installation:
$99.00
Please note that if you do not already have an Ethernet card, you will need to purchase
one from Bell Atlantic or any other retail provider of Ethernet cards.
For customers subscribing to a Bell Atlantic.net DSL package for twelve
months, the DSL modem is only $99 and the Ethernet card* and turnkey
home installation are free!
*Offer available on selected Ethernet cards only.
If you're currently a Bell Atlantic ISDN customer, click here to find out
about out ISDN Rewards upgrade program.
The levels of Infospeed DSL service available to you will vary based on
your distance from your Bell Atlantic Central Office. Infospeed DSL is
not available in all areas.
Bell Atlantic will be "technology-change proofing" its high speed services
by introducing an ISDN Rewards program concurrent with the launch of
its Infospeed product line. Once Bell Atlantic Infospeed service is
available in an area, Bell Atlantic residential customers who have
purchased an ISDN modem from Bell Atlantic will be guaranteed an
ADSL modem from the company at no additional charge when they
subscribe to our Bell Atlantic.net DSL offering with a 12-month
commitment.
Bell Atlantic residential customers who prefer to use another Internet
provider will receive 1/2-off Bell Atlantic's normal ADSL modem price
when they purchase an ADSL modem from Bell Atlantic. So, customers
who want high-speed Internet access need not wait until ADSL-powered
Infospeed is available in their area. Where Bell Atlantic Infospeed is not
available or is not compatible with a person's line, customers can still
order Bell Atlantic ISDN service for high-speed Internet access. Bell
Atlantic ISDN service is available - today - to nearly 20 million
households in the mid-Atlantic region and the Northeast. ISDN can
provide Internet connections that are more than four times faster than
traditional 28.8 Kbps modems. Nearly half of the one million ISDN lines
installed in the United States are used by Bell Atlantic customers.
Purchase of InfoSpeed DSL not required. Limit one per household. ISDN modem must
have been purchased from Bell Atlantic's Residential ISDN Center in Norfolk, VA or from
Bell Atlantic's authorized sales agent IDRC or Telamon. Return of the ISDN digital modem
invalidates this offer. Terms and Conditions associated with this program are subject to
change.
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