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

[Unni Nambiar <unambiar@Legato.COM>]

Found this off the USWest website.

Digital Loop Carrier
If your phone wire is served by Digital Loop Carrier (DLC) equipment, you
will not be able to receive MegaBit Services. A DLC is a multiplexing device
in the telephone network used to provide economical voice service to high
growth and suburban areas. A solution to provide xDSL based data services
will be available in prototype 2Q98. Extensive network testing and
evaluation is required to provide service out of DLC devices. 

2Q98 !  If they have a new ETA, it may be worth waiting for.

-Unni

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Randy Hayman [mailto:rhayman@visi.com]
> Sent: Friday, August 20, 1999 1:45 PM
> To: tclug-list@mn-linux.org
> Subject: RE: [TCLUG:7745] Cable Modems, DSL, 
> 
> 
> At 10:55 AM 8/20/99 -0500, you wrote:
> >There's a company called Covad Technologies 
> (http://www.covad.com) also
> >providing DSL services in Minnesota besides USWest.  Their 
> ISP partner is
> >Onvoy (http://www.onvoy.com).  Personally, i feel their 
> prices are too high.
> >Don't know if they can solve the digital loop issue 
> (whatever that is).
> >
> >Or you could move ? ;-)
> >
> >-Unni
> 
> The IDSL service Onvoy provides (HyperLink 144) works over Digital
> Loops.
> 
> Onvoy pricing appears very competitive with the price of HyperLink 768
> (768Kbps downstream, 384Kbps upstream) at $69/mo which includes
> a static IP, 2 email addresses and 5MB Web storage.  Right now there
> is $zero installation fee, and first month free, but you pay 
> the cost to buy
> the router/modem.
> 
> Unfortunately I can only get the Onvoy HyperLink 144 option.  144Kbps
> both directions at only (ouch?) $79.00 per month, no 
> installation fee, but I
> buy the Flow Point 144 4 port hub/router.  This includes a 
> static IP, 2
> email addresses and 5MB Web storage.
> 
> That's no typo, HyperLink 144 is more expensive than HyperLink 768,
> but the HyperLink 144 is available to virtually all metro 
> locations, whereas
> the 768 is only available to some locations within about 2 
> miles of their
> CO.
> 
> 
> Randy
> mailto:rhayman@visi.com
> 
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