[ale] DSL Data Points (Long and meandering)

[Fulton Green]

Having done both sides of the broadband eqn. (wireless and satellite
notwithstanding), I'll concur that on average, getting cable-based service
is *much* faster than getting DSL service. Though I'd have to say that my
DSL experience was much more pleasant than the things I've heard on here.
While I can't remember exact dates, here's a "guesstimate" of how long it
took for me to get DSL through Telocity:

Day 0: move into new dwelling, I get new phone #
4 weeks later: new phone # finally registered in BellSouth DSL database
1 week later: database finally propagates to Telocity, I order service
3 weeks later: Telocity tells me setup is complete, I hook up gateway,
  start surfing within ten minutes

FWIW, I now consider Telocity a mixed bag. They should be commended
for *explicitly* supporting Linux. I also like that they assign a
consistently static IP through DHCP instead of PPPoE, and I've only had one
instance of a signal droppage between my gateway and the local area router.
Unfortunately, I've experienced *severe* problems this past week due to poor
routing configurations within their backbone piping.

Just my $0.02 worth ...

On Sat, Dec 16, 2000 at 03:16:17PM -0500, Dan Newcombe wrote:
> On Fri, 15 Dec 2000, John Mills wrote:
> >  Total Time: approx. 75 days including one delay by BellSouth and one by
> >       NorthPoint. Doesn't sound too bad compared to some horror stories
> 
> Nov 7.  Stopped by charter communications office to schedule cable modem
> install.  Install scheduled for between 4-6pm Nov9th.
> 
> Nov 9th.  3:50-4:15 Line guy shows up, splits the cable, plugs the cable
>   modem in,  gets a two way signal. Leaves.  Says techs coming soon
>   4:16 plug ethernet card into cable modem, on the net
>   4:30 techs arrive - do obligitory setting up of e-mail accounts (the "we
>         are required to do this or get fired"
>   5:00 techs leave.
> 
> Of course, this doesn't cover the fact that they have been telling me
> two-way service will be ready in my area "in a week or two" since March!
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