Gary <kw4z@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On 3/28/08 5:46 PM, in article
> jlpqu3h6m883sa2denndpvr7fr3ldpt6s7@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
"Caesar Romano"
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> wrote:
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>> On Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:59:46 -0400, Gary Kendrick
>> <kw4z@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote Re Testing 1 .. 2... 3:
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>>> Just testing out the newsgroup gateway for the new internet service.
>>> I dropped Charter cable internet to give AT&T DSL 3.0 a try. The
>>> tech that was hooking up the DSL & phone said that soon, very soon,
>>> I'd have the option to chose to receive my television over a 10 Meg
>>> bandwidth along with the DSL at the same speed. Just ad one more
>>> player to the Television, Internet, Telephone battles.
>>
>> 10 Meg!!! From AT&T??
>>
>> Amazing.
>>
>> Out in rural areas they think it a wonder to get a dial tone from
>> AT&T.
>>
>> This is in Alabama?
>
> That 10Meg is necessary for folks to use DSL along with Television
> which they will supply in that bandwidth. He didn't say what kind of
> new equipment or wiring would be necessary but did say the service,
> right now, is ultra limited to just a few major cities but that
> feedback from those that have it has been very good.
>
> As for initial reaction to DSL vs. Cable Internet I've had Comcast
> before Charter and I definitely thought it was noticeably faster than
> DSL. This time around I had Charter 3Meg service and the 3Meg DSL is
> or seems noticeably faster. I'm sure the actual speed for individual
> customers depends on many factors.
>
>
A lot of this stuff depends on how far you are from the phone office and
I assume it is the same for cable distance although coax and fiber is
better than twisted pair.
By the time this gets ready there will be nothing left on TV that anyone
our age would want to watch anyway. :)
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