psx_defector
join:2001-06-09
Allen, TX
| said by armen30  :I do find it strange that Talk America/Cavalier could offer 6mbps where at&t could only offer 1.5 to 3.0? Different rules and/or better information.
For example, my home according to CPSOS, the AT&T prequal tool, says I'm 9600 feet out on an RT. That was good enough for 6 Mbps service when I moved in over 3 years ago. But since it was marginal, I downgraded to 3 Mbps. Now when I rerun it, I only show 3 Mbps available to me.
Covad, OTOH, would offer me 6 Mbps for my loop for the longest time. Covad only runs DSL through a CO, which would have been about 18K feet out per CPSOS. Well over what I should be able to get. I reran the Covad prequal tool recently, and I couldn't even get DSL.
AT&T is looking for stability on their loops. Not because they want to keep it up for you, because a stable loop is an easier to maintain loop. What kind of customer is cheaper, one who calls in all the time or one who doesn't call in at all? |
