 ILpt4UPremium
join:2006-11-12
Lisle, IL
kudos:4
 ·AT&T U-Verse
| reply to mrexcelion
Re: IP-DSLAM FAQ When I had "normal" Dry Loop ADSL Elite, I consistently got about 5.1/5.2 Mbps down. With Dry Loop U-Verse ADSL2+ IPDSLAM Elite, I get a pretty consistent 5.5-5.6 Mbps down.
So there is still some overhead, but it is not as much as the ATM/PPPoE traditional ADSL product
I don't quite understand why users aren't "Over Provisioned" to account for Overhead -- instead of provisioning Elite service right at 6 Mbps -- provision it @ 6.5 Mbps, to allow for the Overhead loss, so the user experience ends up much closer to the consistent advertised speed. Oh well. |
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| Thank you. While I would have expected closer to the advertised rate, that's still a sizable increase |
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1 edit | Hi, I had one other question regarding this service:
Does it require an active home phone service like traditional DSL?
Edit: Well, I see you're calling yours Dry Loop, which would mean it wouldn't need an active phone service. The one that says available for me is:
"AT&T U-verse Internet Pro - D 3.0"
Is that the Dry Loop service? If all versions of this IP-DSLAM don't require an active phone line, this might be a good question to add to the FAQ for people. |
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| No active phone line required. |
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ILpt4UPremium
join:2006-11-12
Lisle, IL
kudos:4 Reviews:
·AT&T U-Verse
| reply to mrexcelion
said by mrexcelion:Does it require an active home phone service like traditional DSL?
U-Verse IPDSLAM does not require POTS/Active Phone Service
Then again, neither does traditional ADSL service. I had Dry Loop "normal" ADSL for a couple years before getting U-Verse ADSL2+ IPDSLAM Dry Loop |
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