From owner-freebsd-isp Fri Nov 7 08:37:29 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id IAA08709 for isp-outgoing; Fri, 7 Nov 1997 08:37:29 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-isp) Received: from super-g.inch.com (super-g.com [207.240.140.161]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id IAA08702 for ; Fri, 7 Nov 1997 08:37:26 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from spork@super-g.com) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by super-g.inch.com (8.8.7/8.8.5) with SMTP id LAA24032; Fri, 7 Nov 1997 11:33:21 -0500 (EST) Date: Fri, 7 Nov 1997 11:33:21 -0500 (EST) From: spork X-Sender: spork@super-g.inch.com To: Steve Hovey cc: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ADSL In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk We were talking with NYNEX briefly and you basically have two ways to go with this: 1) Become a CLEC, buy equipment that meets Bell standards and co-locate at some COs. The telco will bring copper to you. They will make no guarantees on the quality of the copper; maybe it will work for xDSL, maybe not ;) Run a big fat expensive pipe to colo for your bandwidth. 2) Hope your office is very close to CO. When a customer orders service, you order dry copper to the CO as well. Telco ties the two copper lines together so there is a path from the customer to your facilities. Same lack of guarantees on line qualities. Buy big bandwidth. We gave up because of all the "ifs". Charles Sprickman Internet Channel spork@super-g.com access@inch.com ---- ---- "I'm not a prophet or a stone-age man Just a mortal with potential of a superman I'm living on" -DB On Fri, 7 Nov 1997, Steve Hovey wrote: > > Anyone out there using ADSL? >