| The ILEC->CLEC->ISP Triad I think the business model of the ILEC->CLEC->ISP triad is doomed to fail. My first DSL line was PacBell->Rhythms->Flashcom IDSL. The install didn't work, and the three companies immediately began blaming each other. My last DSL line was PacBell->Northpoint->Megapath. I still had problems, but Northpoint and Megapath seemed to work well together, although there was always a delay because Megapath constantly had to call Northpoint and then relay Northpoint's findings back to me.
This triad has 3 points of failure. If any one of the three companies go under, your line goes dead. My Northpoint line went dead last week. As much as I dislike the local telco, if they can offer me service I will take it. One company to yell at, one point of failure. Plus, the telco will be around a year from now (and hopefully by then more non-telco options will be available).
I began my quest for DSL March of 2000, and since then I have only had working DSL for about 4 months from then until now (or last Wednesday) by dealing with these triads of companies.
Is a triad of companies really the answer?
I have no doubt that one day broadband will be like indoor plumbing, but I fear it will be a painful process for some time to come.
"What a twisted fate, suckling at the teet of the cruel mistress they call DSL."
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 JYoungG L 2814
join:2000-06-13
Sherman Oaks, CA | said by markwing:
..... As much as I dislike the local telco, if they can offer me service I will take it. One company to yell at, one point of failure......
while that's a nice thought, with Pacific Bell, it's not the case. As a requirement of the Ameritech purchase, SBC (Pacific Bell's parent company) was required to spin off a separate company to handle DSL provisioning. So even if you purchase DSL only from Pac Bell, you are still dealing with three entities, Pacific Bell (the local telco), ASI (the exchange carrier), and Pacific Bell Internet (the ISP). If you wander over to the Pac Bell forum, you will see many examples of the same sort of finger pointing going on as you experienced before....
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In addition as the CLECs tumble the prices of DSL rise. |
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 ARPremium,ExMod 2001-04
join:2000-09-21
Toronto, ON | reply to JYoung
But still, if you seek stability, I think telcos are the way to go. |
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| DSL.Net is a CLEC and an ISP. Once the installation is completed. You only have to deal with one company. With the SLA that is offered, you're guaranteed to 99.9%. |
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Stability in you line or in the company serving it?
sorry had to make a funny |
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ARPremium,ExMod 2001-04
join:2000-09-21
Toronto, ON
| Company stability. My NP line was rock solid at 132-133K when I had IDSL. But yes, you have a point there.
[text was edited by author 2001-04-04 15:11:17] |
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[text was edited by author 2001-04-18 08:24:59] |
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