Re: [TCLUG:20045] DSL

[Adam Maloney <adamm@sihope.com>]

IDSL is just ISDN, provisioned just like ISDN but it doesn't use the
16kb D channel for signalling, so your throughput rate is increased from
128k to 144k.  That's why the pricing is almost identical to ISDN.  But
yes, it should run over fiber and the 18kft distance limit is
non-existant.  US-West was supposedly working on another solution to
get "real" DSL to fiber-fed homes but I haven't heard any news on that.
To me their roll-out of iDSL is like waving the white flag above their
little foxhole...they give up.  

Adam Maloney
Systems Administrator
Sihope Communications

On Thu, 3 Aug 2000, Thomas T. Veldhouse wrote:

> It is called IDSL.
> 
> Tom Veldhouse
> veldy@veldy.net
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Brian <marshmallowmateys@email.com>
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> Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2000 10:30 AM
> Subject: Re: [TCLUG:20045] DSL
> 
> 
> > What's the status on running DSL over fiber?  I heard it was in
> development
> > but I've been out of the loop for so long that I never heard what happened
> > next.  It ticked me off because in my old place I could SEE the building
> > that the DSLAM was in.  Thanks to ssssssssSeren Innovations my building
> was
> > completely fiber fed because they wanted everyone to use their cable modem
> > service instead.  I did call and whine a couple times, but I never got any
> > decent answers.
> >
> > "Oh sir, DSL is not available in your area"
> > "We are currently working on extending the range of DSL"
> > "Would you like to sign up for uswest.net?"
> > ...etc
> >
> >
> > You can call and whine, and if enough people do they may accelerate it.
> > Other than that there's nothing you can really do.  Are you sure the
> > problem is that there's no DSLAM in Fridley?  FAIK there's a lot of fiber
> > right to the doorsteps out there that's preventing people from getting
> > DSL.
> >
> > Adam Maloney
> > Systems Administrator
> > Sihope Communications
> >
> > On Thu, 3 Aug 2000, Troy A. Johnson wrote:
> >
> > > Can you do or say anything to get USWest to put the proper equipment for
> > > DSL at your CO (mine is Fridley)?
> > >
> > > Adam Maloney wrote:
> > > >
> > > > In case anyone here was interested in getting DSL but couldn't loop
> qual
> > > > (even if you were within the proper distance) [US|Q]west began
> removing
> > > > load coils from lines in late June.  They expect to be done by Q1
> 2001.
> > > > Unfortunately the site with the list of where they are completed isn't
> > > > available so i don't have any more information, but you may want to
> try
> > > > another loop qualification in the coming months.
> > > >
> > > > Also here are the latest CO's that now support DSL:
> > > >
> > > > MN:  Duluth Melrose, Richfield, Stillwater
> > > >
> > > > Adam Maloney
> > > > Systems Administrator
> > > > Sihope Communications
> > > >
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