Re: [TCLUG:7745] Cable Modems, DSL,

[David Guy Brizan <dbrizan@mr.net>]

Also, check Onvoy. ( http://www.onvoy.com/ ) They provide DSL service in
some places that US West does not.

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David Guy Brizan          brizan@freenet.msp.mn.us          612-814-8223


wade.a.harding@ac.com wrote:
> 
> 1.) Have multiple phone lines? Perhaps multiplex?
> 2.) Move. It may sound too techno-geeky, but one of the factors in choosing my
> current location was DSL availability.
> 
> *plink* *plink*
> 
> skj@visi.com
> 08/20/99 02:37 PM GMT
> Please respond to tclug-list@mn-linux.org
> 
> To:   tclug-list@mn-linux.org
> cc:    (bcc: Wade A. Harding)
> Subject:  Re: [TCLUG:7745] Cable Modems, DSL,
> 
> One option would be ISDN.  I believe you can get 128k, however the cost is
> pretty high...Sixty something/month for the line(transport), then whatever
> for the ISP charge.  That does not include the setup charges either...
> 
> All are welcome to correct me if I'm wrong...
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> > Greetings!
> >
> > I'm looking for any high speed Internet access without going to a one-way
> > cable modem setup.
> >
> > Apparently the house I'm in is on a digital loop from the CO, such that
> > US W[e,or]st will not allow me to be set up for DSL.
> >
> > What other options do I have (in Eagan) for two-way high speed (128KBps
> > minimum) access?  MediaOne will only provide for a one-way cable modem.
> >
> > Have any others done any research in this area yet?  I've tried search
> > engines, local tech links and pages, and haven't found any possible
> > solution yet.  Am I relegated to turtle speed access just because I'm
> > on a digital loop?
> >
> > My current dial-up speeds from my 56K modems are only 26,400 - 33,300
> > Bps.  I fear these reduced speeds are due to the A/D and D/A conversions
> > to and from the digital loop.
> >
> > Comments?
	...
> >