[lug] DSL Availibility

[Brian Moore]

Unless you want to run a VPN, that is.  When AT&T did the Longmont
rollout, they blocked UDP 500 (IKE) and IP protocol 50 (ESP).
When one of my colleagues called them about it, they were rather
rude and pointed out the statement in their AUP that "our cable
modem service is for entertainment purposes only."  Their price
for allowing you to run a VPN is around $300/month.

Apparently, they are going to eventually go back to previous
deployments and apply the same filters...

-Brian

Mr Viggy wrote:
> 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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