| Dry Copper Pair I work for an employer in West Virginia who owns 2 business locations, one of which has access to DSL/Cable internet, the other because of rural location has access to neither. We have tried many times to have a T1 installed however starting with Verizon and now continued through Frontier they give outrageous install dates for the 3rd party company (Infact I signed the agreement to purchase the t1 in March of 2010, and was told the install date was January 2012.) The company I purchased the T1 line from has no control over when Frontier will choose to install the remaining equipment for the t1 line.
I recently came across this article »www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/2001···703.html in regards to using whats called a dry copper pair to perhaps be able to link the one office that has internet with the rural office which is approx 25 miles away.
What are the limitations of this technology, are things like this still available, are there any updated resources regarding this way of obtaining internet access in this situation. Thank you. |
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 MellowPremium
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Salisbury, MD | Find out how far your locations are from the CO (Central Office). That will determine if you can do a xdsl link.
Check with this guy, maybe he has started his Wisp in Rosedale or has some ideas:
»Wireless Alternatives to Satellite :) |
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There is nothing magic about using dry pair - it is just a copper circuit. You are not going to be able to get anywhere near 25 miles. DSL whether shared with voice or over a dry pair is limited to 18-20k feet.
Agree with Mellow  a WISP is probably your best bet. Two year install on T-1 is outrageous. May want to contact the state Public Utility Commission. How is phone service implemented at the remote location? It is not uncommon to use T-1 for voice if you have more then a handful of employees.
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| Yeah I had contacted a member of our PSC to find out information regarding the T1 install, he told me the date had been moved to Sept 2011 and didnt seem interested in pursuing the matter further.
The T1 was was going to be Dynamic so we were going to use it for Voip and internet. At this point Im simply stuck, Ntelos recently bought Fibernet (The company I signed the T1 contract with) I have tried reaching Fibernet since November regarding the issue, now it seems their support emails aren't even valid anymore. Hurrah!
Its no wonder that poor towns stay poor. No one is willing to encourage growth or economic development. |
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