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Date:	Fri, 1 Apr 2005 14:16:58 PST8
From:	Colin Campbell <cmcampb@adelphia.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: Re: DNS problem

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Jordan,
Where are you located? I'm curious, because I live in north west
Fullerton (near Gilbert and Rosecrans), and Pac Bell has never seen fit
to extend DSL into our neighborhood. I'm wondering whether SBC has come
into our neighborhood, or is expanding, and may make it soon.

It would be nice for Adelphia cable to have some competition.
Colin

J. R. Fox wrote:
> Gary Wong wrote:
>
>
>>>What kind of DSL service upgrade? You mean SBC Yahoo DSL?
>
>
> Correct, as I had discussed previously on this list. Shed about 30 bucks a
> month in cost, and went from 384 kbps d/l speed to 1.5M. I could have gone up
> to 3 or even 6 (at significant extra cost, of course), because they installed a
> remote terminal with fiber optic cable, which covers all but the last (2000 ?)
> feet. Previously, I had been about 13,000 feet from their DSL trunk -- or
> whatever they call it -- when the max. distance away you can be and still have
> DSL service is 18,000. The new service has only been up about 36 hr.s, but I'd
> say it's a rather noticeable improvement, most of the time.
>
>
> Jordan

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