[ale] OT - DSL

[Geoffrey]

Christopher Fowler wrote:
> Do they provide a service level agreement for their service?  If not, 
> its is worthless as business DSL

When I talked to them about setting up a business dsl line, which is 
required if you want a static ip, they refused to commit to  guarantee 
ANY speed.  That's right ANY.  They wouldn't even guarantee it would be 
faster then a 56k connection.

By the way, every dsl provider I've ever dealt with has said the same 
thing.  Anyone have a dsl provider who guarantees ANY throughput numbers?

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>> From BellSouth's q&a on business ADSL:
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>>Q.  How fast is FastAccess Business DSL?    A.  BellSouth FastAccess 
>>Business can provide speeds with a maximum downstream ranging between 
>>1.5Mb-384K and a maximum upstream ranging between 256K-512K, 
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> depending 
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>>upon product selection.
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>>Take special note of the 'maximum' wording.  Call Bellsouth and ask 
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> them 
> 
>>to commit to ANY DSL speed.  Let me know what you find out. :)
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>>Until later: Geoffrey		esoteric at 3times25.net
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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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