[ale] OT - DSL

[Kilroy, Chris]

Bellsouth doesn't guarantee those speeds, but that is pretty much what i get consistently.  It has to be a big download for it to get up to 1.5Mb though.

->
->Charles Marcus wrote:
->> And like I said, NO ONE ELSE OFFERS 1.5mb/256kb ADSL TO BUSINESSES.
->> 
->> At least, no one that I know of.  Atlanta Internet Networks 
->was the only
->> other one.
->> 
->> Tell me of one that does, and I'll start recommending them, 
->fer sure!
->
->I suggest you check that info.  I'd be willing to be those are max 
->numbers.  No one, including Bellsouth will guarantee DSL speeds like 
->that.  By all means, make me eat those words.  Last I talked 
->to BS, they 
->wouldn't guarantee ANY speed.  Just checked out their site 
->again, still 
->says UP TO 20 times faster.
->
->> 
->> Charles
->> 
->> 
->>>-----Original Message-----
->>>From: Geoffrey [mailto:esoteric at 3times25.net]
->>>Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 4:26 PM
->>>To: Ale
->>>Subject: Re: [ale] OT - DSL
->>>
->>>
->>>Charles Marcus wrote:
->>>
->>>
->>>>So, my recommendation to a business customer is always - 
->try Bellsouth
->>>>first - if you can't get it installed in less than two months,
->>>>
->>>go somewhere
->>>
->>>>else.
->>>>
->>>And mine would be, try everyone else first, and when there 
->are no more
->>>choices, go with Bellsouth.
->>>
->>>There's too many other companies out there to ever suggest 
->going with
->>>the regional monopoly.  Bellsouth just doesn't care, 
->because they don't
->>>have too.
->>>
->>><rant>
->>>
->>>I'll tell you a story.  I'll try and make it short.  A 
->while back in my
->>>other 'hood, I was trying to receive a number of faxes over 
->a period of
->>>time for work.  Bunch of folks kept telling me it was busy, 
->a line I use
->>>for nothing but fax and dial up at the time.  I put a phone 
->on it that
->>>has a line indicator, and sure enough, the light would light up.  At
->>>times for a few seconds, other times for minutes.  The phone didn't
->>>work, so I added a splitter and stuck a working phone on there.  The
->>>next time it lit up I put it on speaker phone to hear some 
->guy talking
->>>to his girlfriend.  You know, "how's it going" that kinda 
->stuff.  So I
->>>pick up the phone and ask him who he is.  She immediately 
->hangs up, he
->>>says he works for Bellsouth.  Tells me the do this all the time when
->>>their out on a job and they always look for a 2nd line in a home
->>>assuming it get's less usage.  You see, Bellsouth was 
->running new fiber
->>>through my 'hood.
->>>
->>>Long story shorter, I contacted Bellsouth, attempted to lodge a
->>>complaint.  They referred me to the supervisor for those 
->guys.  I left
->>>him 5 messages, he never returned one.  I moved up the 
->ladder, same deal.
->>>
->>>Bottom line is, they're the new monopoly in town.  They bloody don't
->>>care, cause they don't have to.  The only way you can 
->change that is to
->>>USE SOMEONE ELSE whenever you can.
->>>
->>></rant>
->>>
->>>>Charles
->>>>
->>>
->>>--
->>>Until later: Geoffrey               esoteric at 3times25.net
->>>
->>>I didn't have to buy my radio from a specific company to listen
->>>to FM, why doesn't that apply to the Internet (anymore...)?
->>>
->>>
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->
->I didn't have to buy my radio from a specific company to listen
->to FM, why doesn't that apply to the Internet (anymore...)?
->
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