[SunRescue] ISDN "taking off"... my telco lied

[Cyrus M. Reed]

There's more to it than distance.  Things like line quality and if there
is any extra equipment between you and the CO play a role too.  I think it
was you (or somebody) who said that your modem wouldn't connect over 19k.
I'd guess if this is the case, you won't get ADSL to work on the same line
no matter how close you are; that is your Telco might not have lied.  It's
all new anyway, given time I'm sure everything will get upgraded to the
point that it will be trivial to get ADSL (that's what I'm hoping for
anyway).

My $0.02

-Cyrus

On Thu, 10 Feb 2000, Dan Jameyson wrote:

> /begin rant
> 
> Okay, I actually calculated it, and I'm...
> 
> 17022 feet from the CO
> 
> ADSL works up to 17500, or so "they" claim.
> 
> "They" told me no.
> 
> Isn't it retarded that the telco doesn't even want my business?
> 
> Why... WHY do they lie like that? I bet that, technically, ADSL would
> "work" beyond that, too... there must be buffers already built into the
> the ranging scheme... stupid pinko telco.
> 
> /end rant
> 
> Dan
> 
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