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To: Ilaine who wrote (6979)	5/18/2000 11:36:00 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12823

In Fairfax, Virginia, RoadRunner doesn't have any problems with heavy rain, although our rains are probably insignificant... I gave up waiting on DSL after we finally got RoadRunner eight months ago. Love it. (Toshiba PCX1000 modem.) I didn't have any problem getting DSL in Fairfax VA. I was part of the pilot program so I didn't have to pay for or rent the equipment and the rates were decent. Unfortunately after the pilot program was over the rates went up a lot. I switched to RoadRunner. I get about the same as DSL for less. Tim

To: Ilaine who wrote (6979)	5/19/2000 9:26:00 AM
From: Zakrosian	Respond to of 12823

I'll add my voice as a very satisfied RoadRunner customer in Fairfax. It rarely goes out on me, speeds are consistently high, and when I do have to call customer support I get through very quickly. The service is far better than what I would have expected. Like others, I got tired of waiting for Bell's promised rollout. From what I understand (which may not be entirely accurate) BA is trying to avoid any major upfront expenses in their expansion of DSL. They want their costs to be recovered as quickly as possible, so they more or less wait until their existing service areas prove profitable before they make further investments. Meanwhile, so far cable has given me no reason to consider switching if DSL ever does become available. And if the cable company ever offered local phone service, I'd switch from Bell in a minute.

To: Ilaine who wrote (6979)	5/19/2000 3:16:00 PM
From: Raymond Duray	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12823

Hi CB, Actually Oregon is bifurcated by the Cascade Mountains. West of the peaks, 30 to 60 inches of rain per annum. East of the range, where I live we get less than 15. One local cultural highlight is called "The High Desert Museum", to give you a flavor for the precipitation in these parts. :) When I do my line tests on a 3COM CMX cable modem here, I average about a T-1 equivalent of 1.5Mbps. Is your experience similar with the Toshiba? My sysop tells me that bitrate is exclusively determined by the head-end gear, and that upgrading my modem (he says it's actually more of a 'bridge') would have no impact on bitrate. Best, Ray along with system loads, of course.