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To: Ilaine who wrote (94560)	4/16/2001 11:03:42 AM
From: Jack of All Trades	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

CB, It depends how far from the CO switch you are and if fiber runs between. If fiber runs between currently I am awhere of only being able to get IDSL which is a ISDN line with the 2 8k voice lines married with the 128K data giving you 144K total. I can also get 512K SDSL or calbe at my house but not in my office. T1 lines are coming down to $700/mth which are more reliable than DSL or Cable IMO. They have priority over DSL lines when trouble occurs. JoAT

To: Ilaine who wrote (94560)	4/16/2001 11:12:43 AM
From: TheStockFairy	Respond to of 436258

go to www.dslreports.com the will give you the rundown on who can provide you service. go to the left hand side of the page and click on find dsl. its an awsome service.

To: Ilaine who wrote (94560)	4/16/2001 12:56:32 PM
From: GraceZ	Respond to of 436258

Frank C predicted this phenomenon a while back. When faced with limited resources the DSL and cable companies would go for the same areas so that they don't permanently lose market share, if you could get one you could get the other. As soon as @Home ran cable to my house out in the country, Verizon ran fiber up to service my neighborhood and installed DSLAMs. Before I convinced Comcast to run cable to my house (and it took some convincing, I finally wore them down) no one could get either where I am because I live where there is very low housing density. Meanwhile the only reason I have DSL at my studio is because I could drill through the wall to get to the central office, I'm almost right next to it. The cable company has pretty much abandoned the city for cable modem service except for in the high end neighborhoods. The cities kind of shot themselves in the foot with all those open access initiatives.