It is called IDSL. Tom Veldhouse veldy at veldy.net ----- Original Message ----- From: Brian <marshmallowmateys at email.com> To: <tclug-list at mn-linux.org> Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2000 10:30 AM Subject: Re: [TCLUG:20045] DSL > What's the status on running DSL over fiber? I heard it was in development > but I've been out of the loop for so long that I never heard what happened > next. It ticked me off because in my old place I could SEE the building > that the DSLAM was in. Thanks to ssssssssSeren Innovations my building was > completely fiber fed because they wanted everyone to use their cable modem > service instead. I did call and whine a couple times, but I never got any > decent answers. > > "Oh sir, DSL is not available in your area" > "We are currently working on extending the range of DSL" > "Would you like to sign up for uswest.net?" > ...etc > > > You can call and whine, and if enough people do they may accelerate it. > Other than that there's nothing you can really do. Are you sure the > problem is that there's no DSLAM in Fridley? FAIK there's a lot of fiber > right to the doorsteps out there that's preventing people from getting > DSL. > > Adam Maloney > Systems Administrator > Sihope Communications > > On Thu, 3 Aug 2000, Troy A. Johnson wrote: > > > Can you do or say anything to get USWest to put the proper equipment for > > DSL at your CO (mine is Fridley)? > > > > Adam Maloney wrote: > > > > > > In case anyone here was interested in getting DSL but couldn't loop qual > > > (even if you were within the proper distance) [US|Q]west began removing > > > load coils from lines in late June. They expect to be done by Q1 2001. > > > Unfortunately the site with the list of where they are completed isn't > > > available so i don't have any more information, but you may want to try > > > another loop qualification in the coming months. > > > > > > Also here are the latest CO's that now support DSL: > > > > > > MN: Duluth Melrose, Richfield, Stillwater > > > > > > Adam Maloney > > > Systems Administrator > > > Sihope Communications > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org > > > For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org > > > > -- > > Troy Johnson mailto:john1536 at tc.umn.edu http://umn.edu/~john1536/ > > ...Virtually never are murderers the ordinary, law-abiding people > > against whom gun bans are aimed. Almost without exception, murderers > > are extreme aberrants with lifelong histories of crime, substance > > abuse, psychopathology, mental retardation and/or irrational violence > > against those around them, as well as other hazardous behavior, e.g., > > automobile and gun accidents." > > -- Don B. Kates, writing on statistical patterns in gun crime > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org > > For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org > For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org > > > ----------------------------------------------- > FREE! The World's Best Email Address @email.com > Reserve your name now at http://www.email.com > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org > For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org