| reply to Cant_drive_55
Re: Physical costs of T1 vs DSL Thanks to all who answered.
Yes, I would love to have my Verizon EVDO card hook up to a cell tower, but I cannot even get a half a bar at my house.
My DSL ckt in town is 1.5 down and 768 up. Pretty crappy, but I can live with it OK. Just haven't gone out and contracted for cable.
Being that my existing DSL is less bandwidth than a T1, if Verizon could give me a T1 (physical) connection with a DSL SLA (so Harry Butcrack doesn't have to roll a truck at Oh-Dark 30), even give me asymmetrical coverage, I would jump for joy.
Like I said in my opening message, I don't know what the CO equipment costs for a T1, but the SmartJack eq cannot be worth much, because the LECs abandon so many of them when they pull a ckt.
I am fortunate, because I do not live at my cabin in the woods every day, but my heart goes out to those that do live outside of town and are relegated to third world internet status. Actually that is not giving the third world the credit they are due. Maybe fourth world...
I just hate to see a possible solution lying dormant because of man-made (i.e. laws and tariffs) barriers. In this case (IMHO) and many, many others, we would be better off if the free market could really be free. |
