[lug] DSL Availibility

[Mr Viggy]

Oh, hey, another option (for us in Longmont) is cable modem!  We just 
got wired 3 months ago.

You might want to look into that as well (AT&T, well, I guss Comcast now).

Viggy

Frank Whiteley wrote:

> AFAIK, last year yes (got one also), this year no.  All Qwest DSL capital
> expansion in CY2003 was halted due to Qwest's financial position. 
> I've not
> heard of any changes and have qualifications run once in a while in likely
> areas for expansion. Last I heard their bench stock level was 50% for
> existing support services let alone new services.  They did relax the dB
> attenuation which expanded coverage by about 10 percent in most 
> directions,
> so 18000ft became realistic.  If you squawk really loudly AND you have 
> deep
> pockets (read major requirements), they might do something about loading
> coils and bridge taps.  This happened recently in Greeley when a building
> got lit in an area where no one else was getting anything due to pair 
> gain.
> Some CO's have third party providers which generally offer better services
> at a higher price.
>
> Frank Whiteley
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mr Viggy"
> To:
> Sent: Friday, November 22, 2002 2:59 PM
> Subject: Re: [lug] DSL Availibility
>
>
>
> >Have you looked at http://www.dslreports.com
> >
> >I beleive that you can type in an area code/prefix, and they will show
> >you where the CO is located.
> >
> >But, it might not matter.  Lucent is making these Stinger chips that
> >convert from DSL to T3.  QWest is wiring neighborhoods with these, to
> >effectively extend the range of the DSL (my neighborhood got a stinger
> >box last year; so far, my DSL is working great!)
> >
> >Viggy
> >
> >Nick Golder wrote:
> >
> >>Does anyone know where the Qwest's COs are located in Boulder?
> >>
> >>-Nick
> >>
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