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To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (2134)	2/24/2001 3:00:27 AM
From: Raymond Duray	Respond to of 46821

Sheesh Frank, Ya ask a guy a simple question and he writes a Ph.D. dissertation in reply. So, that one got bookmarked and saved for posterity. It's simply amazing what I didn't know about T-1s. I'm very appreciative you took the time to lay out all the possible scenarios in the CO. I had no idea. I figured they just landed the wires on a 5ESS or whatever they had lying around in the back. Guess there's slightly more to it, eh? I am now thoroughly convinced that my cable modem is just swell. Compared to the rigamarole you suggest I'd likely get into with T-1, I think I have absolutely no interest in pursuing this further as a practical solution. However, the Qwest rep I talked to seemed eager to work on the issues, though he was merely an intermediary and didn't have many answers to share. I need to get to talk to a datacom guy, as they call 'em, and see if I can answer your question about what flavor of Internet connectivity one large buys me. TTBOMK, the DLC in my neighborhood is of the older variety and I'm not able to get xDSL due to distance constraints. So, thank gawd for the cableco. <g> I await your commentary on fuel cells with bated breath... :) Ray USD 1M