iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
kudos:2 Reviews:
 ·Comcast
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Re: "Tying two bricks together doesn't make them float" In Texas there are a lot of co-ops. THe largest one is rolling out 20/3 FTTH for $60-$70 per month depending on whether ou sign a contract and take a bundle.
Hill Country Telephone Co-op on the other hand is just now rolling out 3/768 DSL for $70/month. Then again their offering is aimed at very rural folks.
The problem is that even if you don't have a profit motive wiring rural areas is expensive. When you have a profit motive things get even worse. C'mon guys, 1024/128 DSL? I can get better upload speeds with Po-Dunk Wireless, utilizing Linksys-in-Tupperware technology! |
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patcat88
join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY
kudos:1 | said by iansltx:In Texas there are a lot of co-ops. THe largest one is rolling out 20/3 FTTH for $60-$70 per month depending on whether ou sign a contract and take a bundle. Hill Country Telephone Co-op on the other hand is just now rolling out 3/768 DSL for $70/month. Then again their offering is aimed at very rural folks. The problem is that even if you don't have a profit motive wiring rural areas is expensive. When you have a profit motive things get even worse. C'mon guys, 1024/128 DSL? I can get better upload speeds with Po-Dunk Wireless, utilizing Linksys-in-Tupperware technology! 1024/128? thats fast. 384/128 for $40/mo sounds better. Want 1.5/768? $180 per mo for the "telecommuter" plan, and you must have a business account. Our DSLAM 1996 vintage DSLAM was bought used in 2001, and it was financed on our sub-prime corporate credit card, plus we run our whole CO's DSL service off a couple bonded AMI T1s for a couple hundred miles to the nearest POP. Our T1 loops use equipment older than you with 200 amplifiers in the loop to the POP. |
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iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
kudos:2 | SOurce? Also, how rural are you? |
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 funchordsHelloPremium,MVM
join:2001-03-11
Yarmouth Port, MA
kudos:5 | I think the sarcasm detector might need a Friday boost!  |
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patcat88
join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY
kudos:1
1 edit | said by funchords:I think the sarcasm detector might need a Friday boost! Thought I was joking egh? (usually I am tho)
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wierdo
join:2001-02-16
Tulsa, OK Reviews:
·Cox HSI
 ·T-Mobile US
| The only thing that made me think you were joking was the comment about a used DSLAM. I figured as loath as at&t is to get rid of 30 year old equipment that surely 10 or 15 year old equipment wouldn't stand a chance in hell of showing up on the used market.
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It's wierdo, not weirdo. Yes, I know that's not the 'proper' spelling of the similar english language word.  |
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