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Technology Stocks : Westell WSTL -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: thomas odonoghue who wrote (14393)	12/22/1998 11:15:00 AM
From: Marc T. Archer	Respond to of 21342

An EXCELLENT MUST READ: Thanks to Jedi_Stock_Master off the Yahoo ATHM thread. Talks about cable vs xDSL and much, much more...... mckinseyquarterly.com MTA

To: thomas odonoghue who wrote (14393)	12/22/1998 1:28:00 PM
From: Harry J.	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 21342

I'm a residential customer of BellAtl and just received an unsolicited Bell Atlantic DC mailout and application form for InfospeedDSL. The advertisement specifically mentions WSTL modems as well as Compaq. I can get "Personal Infospeed" for $59.95/month which includes bellatlantic.net access and 640K incoming and 90K outgoing. "Pro Info" is $109.95 for 1.6M in and 90 out. If I want to use my own ISP, I can get the 640K/90K for $39.95/mo. If I order the service with a 12 month commitment, I "get a Westell DSL modem for just $49." That price includes the $50 rebate. I also get a free ethernet card plus home installation. There's a $99 initial connection fee. Personally, $60/month is a lot to pay for casual use (although that's about my cable bill), but if it were $40 (including the ISP) I might do it. This appears to be the offer they've had on their webpage, but I thought it notable that they are soliciting with direct mail from residential customers (at least in my neighborhood). Regards, Harry