Assuming those distances are anything close to correct, you should be able to get it now. USWest told me for two years that I could not get DSL. It runs out I am less than 11000 feet. After a certain sysadmin managed to persuade them to update their information - I suddenly qualified. I am running along nicely at 256 - and I can train at 640/272 (at 20dB). Yes, the CO was equipt back when they said I did not qualify. I was always pretty sure I did qualify because of the actual distance to the CO and the fact that I was getting as high as 53333 connects on my X2 modem (not a true indicator - but not a bad one). Tom Veldhouse veldy at veldy.net ----- Original Message ----- From: Timothy Wilson <wilson at visi.com> To: <tclug-list at mn-linux.org> Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2000 12:39 PM Subject: RE: [TCLUG:20045] DSL > On Thu, 3 Aug 2000 jrsmit2 at uswest.com wrote: > > > Just to clarify, not to disagree...I wish we can do something about those > > things soon, too. > > Thanks for the clarification Jer. Here's another quick question I've > been wondering about. > > U.S. West tells me that the only thing preventing me from qualifiying > for DSL is my distance from the CO. I have no DLC, load coils, or > anything else. dslreports.com puts estimates my distance at 11,716 ft. > (Covad), 42,474 ft. (NAS), or 13,731 ft. (NorthPoint). > > Is it possible for me to pester them into installing DSL or do I need to > wait? > > Also, if waiting is my only possibility, then will I be waiting for them > to add another CO or to develop technology that will reach further from > the CO? > > I realize that I might be able to get DSL through another provider, but > from what I've seen, the monthly cost is still too high for anything but > garden-variety, U.S. West service. > > -Tim > > -- > Tim Wilson | Visit Sibley online: | Check out: > Henry Sibley HS | http://www.isd197.k12.mn.us/ | http://www.zope.org/ > W. St. Paul, MN | | http://slashdot.org/ > wilson at visi.com | <dtml-var pithy_quote> | http://linux.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