"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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Bert Robbins wrote:
"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
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On Tue, 5 Apr 2005 20:31:59 -0400, "This is Me"
wrote:


One of the problems with DSL service is they are selling long distance
and
local telephone service with the internet service. You can take it from
there.


You just hit a hot button with me.... the state regulators just gave
BellSouth (et al) permission to go up 12% per year....

VOIP.... here I come.....


VOIP doesn't suck as much as it did a few years ago.

The problem I have with "DSL" is that they try to resell ISDN as DSL for
those of us who are more than 25,000 feet from the switch. If you are
under 10,000 feet from the switch then you are ok.

The telco pesters me frequently about DSL, so I asked where the CO was.
They wouldn't tell me. Their price is only a little less than cable, but
their speed is less than half. I had DSL previously, and it was pretty
solid, but, really, cable ain't bad. The DSL "finder" can't tell me,
either.

Back when Covad was reselling DSL on verizon's network you get find out what
speed you could expect. But, since the FCC said that the telco's didn't have
to let third parties resell on their networks all of the DSL speed
estimaters have disappeared.

When Verizon gets fiber into the house then it might be worth looking at
agains.