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Re: a different way to push DSL... said by 99376237:maybe I'm missing something but why can't the telcos just develop a better DSLAM that ties directly into the many of the fiber trunks that run down major highways in the rural areas that can't get DSL. instead of making connections from a central telco and being only less than 12,000ft from it to get it, not even half a mile from my ranch there's a major fiber trunk that runs down a Farm to Market county road. Just tie a DLAM in a weather proof box and run DSL to rural customers from that point. and why can't they go past 12,000ft?? signal degradation?? use a better amplifier to push the signal down the line further.. Not a problem. DSLAM in a weatherproof box alongside "hard" (blacktop/asphalt as opposed to gravel or dirt) road 3/4 of a mile away where they installed fiber around 5 years ago.
I have 1.5MBs/512Kbs now for $40/month. They offer up to 4MBs ("business" service ) download, I think the upload is still around 768kKBs though I'd have to recheck that. The cost is somewhere in the $80-$100 range.
They can go past 12,000ft. Yes, it's signal degradation, old wire, taps put on to push 2 voice lines over two wire, etc.
And repeaters (smart amplifiers) can help. I was able to get 384KBs/128KBs from the CO 6 miles (over 30,000 ft) away which I used for a few years while waiting for the fiber installation. I think I paid about $55/month.
25 year old copper?
Hah! Double that and cut the number of wires in 1/2 . 2-wire service when I moved here 10 years ago. It has since been upgraded.
Regarding the cost issue serving 5 houses a mile apart mentioned elsewhere.
I'm not certain, but perhaps FCC/government promise not to make rural users second-class citizens and/or our USF surcharges at work. I don't think this was pure profit from the telephone company's 5,000 customers. |
