[ale] Recommendations/Caveats re: acquiring DSL service

[James P. Kinney III]

If you don't mind paying more for the connection, SDSL is often
available when ADSL is not. It costs more because it requires a seperate
line. But in the 1.5 years I had SDSL through Mindspring, it NEVER went
down. Not even a hiccup! 

On Wed, 2002-03-20 at 15:01, Transam wrote:
> Avoid AT&T MediaOne unless you have absolutely no alternatives.  Their
> crummy modem craps out every hour under heavy load requiring power cycling.
> They absolutely refuse to take me beyond initial hold (after three times
> of over half an hour each).  Even a letter to a VP did not even get a reply.
> 
> You've been warned.  BellSouth: pretty please run DSL to my area.
> 
> Bob
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