Re: [cobalt-users] Modem Recommendations for a new user...

[Kris Dahl <kris@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Wonderful rant, Scott <smile>.  I'll face these same issues if I ever
> decide to retire to the "real" rural America.  I'm in the desert, but it's
> the southern California desert, so I get my choice of good connectivity.

I sure hope none of us have to face an issue of not having broadband access
in the future.  With companies such as teledesic that will be offering
high-bandwidth low-latency solutinos ANYWHERE in the world, including the
middle of the pacific ocean or sahara desert, fiber to the home could very
well become obsolete!  Pretty cool stuff.

> Have you checked to make sure they still can't offer you ISDN; it'd be
> expensive, but it'd work.  And if they've upgraded to allow DSL, they've
> probably upgraded to allow ISDN.

Almost everywhere in the US can get ISDN.  And everywhere can get 56k frame
relay, which isn't really that expensive.

> Another possibility, have you called (I know, finding the right department
> to call is a subject for a whole thread, too) and asked if you can pay more
> and run a server on the DSL line?  That might be worth a shot.

This is an issue with the ISP.  He should be able to get DSL access from any
DSL ISP that is on the same network that you are on.  I.E. pretty much any
ISP that offers DSL on both GTE and USWest networks in Western WA can offer
service anywhere in West WA.  Pretty cool.


Coolio,
-k



> All things considered, have you asked on the Internet Access list?  True,
> it's for ISPs, but a discrete inquiry there could find you someone
> somewhere near Nowhere who'd be willing to share <smile>.
> 
> Jeff
> 
> At 09:41 AM 1/6/00  Scott Blomquist wrote:
>> Hi,
>> I'm running the Qube2 as a smtp/pop3 mailserver for 40 users for a publisher
>> here in E. Nowhere, VT.  And it works fine.
>> 
>> /RANT
>> Bell Atlantic has just this month determined that we can get DSL for
>> individual
>> use, NO SERVERS ATTACHED.  Their policy not mine.  I called Bell about 2
>> years
>> ago to see if we could get ISDN, DSL, or any form of Broadband and got passed
>> around to about 10 different sales and tech reps for about a month until
>> it was
>> determined our downstream switch had to be upgraded before any of these
>> could be
>> made available.  Long, sad story made short; I have been on the phone with
>> various service/tech reps about once a month since and they still can't buy a
>> clue as to how to set or provision these services in our area.
>> As far as Cable, we are on an independent cable loop with no outside
>> access.  We don't even get the Fox network on this system.  Welcome to the
>> hills!
>> 
>> /End Rant
>> 
>> Scott
> 
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