Distance
In Feet | Comment |
|---|
| less than 5000 | You will have little trouble getting all speeds of DSL. |
| 5000-10600 | You may have trouble getting the highest advertised speeds. |
| 10600-15000 | The danger zone for DSL from national CLECs like Covad. Advertised speeds are pinned back steadily until they reach 192k for 15,000 feet. If your line is longer than around 15000 feet, they may not accept an order. |
| 15000-18000 | In this range, Telco ADSL is normally still available, although it may be restricted to 300-500k speeds. |
| 18000-22000 | Telco ADSL is not available. Although, in at least a few areas, RADSL may be a product you can get. RADSL is speed-variable.
Some smaller DSL specialist CLECs may have solutions for you. |
| 22000-28000 | By using less commonly used DSL equipment it is still possible to use lines of this length. |
| 18000-28000 | IDSL is an alternative or possibly the only alternative. IDSL is 144k/sec, about four to six times modem speed. |
| 28000-38000 | IDSL is the only alternative. |
