rdmiller
join:2005-09-23
Richmond, VA
| Super DSL
I'd like to hear more about the new technology that allows phone companies to put repeaters at every gas station out in the boondocks and give everyone in rural America a reasonably fast DSL connection. Other than cost and low ROI, what are the disadvantages? |
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Fox McCloud
Crazy like a fox.
join:2006-07-23
 ·Embarq
 ·Sprint Mobile Broa..
|  said by rdmiller  :I'd like to hear more about the new technology that allows phone companies to put repeaters at every gas station out in the boondocks and give everyone in rural America a reasonably fast DSL connection. Other than cost and low ROI, what are the disadvantages? once it hits the first load coil, DSL is toast.....that said, in a little more recent times, they've developed and released 'smart coils' which allows DSL to pass through....that said, the DSL isn't much faster than 768k at these distances and because of the coil; it's also been stated that with this type of DSL connection (usually called "extended reach") you'll have to reset your modem once a day.
It's just the way the tech is. |
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S_engineer
join:2007-05-16
Chicago, IL
 ·Comcast
| not to mention the cost of running and maintaining any high speed medium to the people in rural areas. One question for the FCC is just what do they consider rural; a person that lives on a farm, or a suburb with 800 homes?
Currently the carriers see neither as a money maker, so they want nothing to do with them. Just look at Verizons sale to Fairpoint. Is that rural?
Verizon didn't see enough profit so these areas were neglected and then dumped. This should not have happened, and clearly needs to be addressed.
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knightmb
Everybody Lies
join:2003-12-01
Franklin, TN
·AT&T DSL Service
| reply to rdmiller
said by rdmiller :I'd like to hear more about the new technology that allows phone companies to put repeaters at every gas station out in the boondocks and give everyone in rural America a reasonably fast DSL connection. Other than cost and low ROI, what are the disadvantages? Already past it, replace DSL with "wireless" and you have something that it already being done, just isn't as exciting for the news. 
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aeblank
join:2004-09-07
Cadillac, MI
| reply to Fox McCloud
said by Fox McCloud :DSL isn't much faster than 768k at these distances and because of the coil; it's also been stated that with this type of DSL connection (usually called "extended reach") you'll have to reset your modem once a day. I'll take it!
I pay $60/mo. for 128k.
I'm 5 miles from meijer, walmart, home depot, and plenty of others. Town exploded north, and I'm outside of that. Makes all of us a long ways from the CO. |
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jjeffeory
join:2002-12-04
USA
| reply to rdmiller
said by rdmiller :I'd like to hear more about the new technology that allows phone companies to put repeaters at every gas station out in the boondocks and give everyone in rural America a reasonably fast DSL connection. Other than cost and low ROI, what are the disadvantages? Not very many gas stations in the boondocks? |
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