dsl is good

[jhu]

it's about time i got it too. setting up the router was not fun but it now works. woohoo!

btw, how come isdn never caught on?

 

[snow patrol]

Hi jhu

I'm getting setup with ADSL on Friday 29th September (fingers crossed). Oh what a wonderful day that promises to be

 

[Adul]

cause the phone companies raped you on the charges!

 

[abracadabra1]

love my dsl! 256K/1.5MB for 40/m.
can't beat the speed, can't beat the reliability, can't beat the price!
(cept those damn canadians! )

 

[toph99]

$40cnd and up to 1meg/sec
i likes it

 

[snow patrol]

Mines only 512 down and 256 up, but damn that's gonna be more than enough for me

 

[LAUST]

Not me all these companies where I live all say I have too much Fiber

 

[Adul]

Funny, the phonre copany told me the same, but apparently my aprtment complex will have dsl with broadband now. They thought ahead I guess.

 

[LAUST]

I hope so

 

[jhu]

I don't get it. Aren't fiber optics better than copper?

 

[LAUST]

Yea I was just kidding.

 

[403Forbidden]

Yes fiber supports MUCH faster speeds than copper can ever hope for.

But since copper is more common than fiber, the powers that be have
decided to introduce broadband to the masses via copper technology.


Think of it this way:

people who have fiber lines have a Ferrari w/o gas

people who have copper/dsl have a Corvette with gas...

who do you think is gonna win in a race?

 

[LAUST]

Hey that sounds like a slam on Corvette's What's up with THAT!

 

[Viper GTS]

DSL was specifically designed to take advantage of the existing telecommunications infrastructure. Designing it around an expensive, niche market technology would have completely defeated the purpose, which is an accessible, high speed connection, at a reasonable cost.

Paulson...

ISDN never caught on because it was way too expensive for the average home user. No business in their right minds would rely on DSL or cable, though. Frame relay based solutions are MUCH more reliable, but are also much more expensive. Someone who just wants speed can deal with outages. Someone who absolutely depends on their internet connection can't. They're aimed at different markets.

Viper GTS

 

[Yeeny]

I am getting cable installed here next month, and that is good enough for me. I cannot wait!

Hey jhu, good to see you again. I've missed you around here.