DSL question, need answer ASAP!!

[Luboy89]

Im thinking about getting DSL and I have a question concerning the speed. Someone told me the thing that matters with DSL is how far you are away from one of those BIG green boxes that sit out on the side of the street. The guy told me that they are switch boards or switch boxes. IS he right?

 

[Wolfsraider]

if i remember correctly

there is a limitation but its 15000 feet.thats what they told me three years ago when i first got it.

i was at 11000 feet then and never noticed any drop in speed.

mike

 

[grumm3t]

Same with me here, I was around 12k feet away but get a constant 1.45mb down 384k up (1.5/384 ad).

 

[John]

The distance most major ISP's will deliver a DSL qualified loop is 18,000 ft. (about 3 miles). This means that when you are using the mapping program to determine the distance between you and the co-location, 3 miles is a good benchmark but not a guarantee. The length of the copper wire between the co-location and the prospect's office may be more or less than the driving route reflected in the mapping program, so a definitive distance rule can not be given.

You can usually run a loopback test on your DSL providers website to see if you qualify.

 

[Coherence]

The limitation is 18,000 feet from the phone company's central office (C.O.) servicing your neighborhood. The green boxes on the side of the road are just outside plant modules that act like hubs to connect smaller areas to the vicinity's C.O.

Keep in mind, also, that the 18,000-foot limit is not a point-to-point straight line. It is 18,000 feet as the cable runs. All the twists and turns between the C.O. and your home cut down on the distance. Also, the varying guages of cable between the C.O. and home will affect distance and available speed.

Even if you are within the 18,000 feet, there may be certain kinds of electronics along the way that will keep DSL from working (though most phone companies will try to remove these, if possible, in order to make the service available, but it can't always be done, depending on what it is).

Special splitter wiring on the inside of your home may also be required if you are beyond a certain distance, even if you are within the 18,000 feet. (If you have an alarm system on your line, you will require the splitter-wiring, as well.)

Hope this helps!

 

[bozo1]

It's not the distance from you to the 'big green box on the side of the street'. It's the distance from you to the telco's central office that services your area.