[ale] dslreports

[Geoffrey]

John Wells wrote:
> 
> I just installed Bellsouth's ADSL this weekend.
> However, dslreports.com says I'm "about 39570 feet"
> from the CO and that maybe, if I'm lucky, I can get
> slower IDSL.

Yeah, that's what it says for me today, yet I had functional dsl a good
2 months ago.

> 
> Maybe they're just slow in updating their data.....

About 6 months behind then.

> 
> John
> 
> --- Charles Marcus <CharlesM at Media-Brokers.com> wrote:
> > Although the discrepancy does sound pretty large,
> > the 'distance' measurement
> > is not 'as the crow flies', it is the number of feet
> > of actual copper, and
> > can be much greater than 'driving distance'.
> >
> > Charles
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: esoteric at denali.atlnet.com
> > [mailto:esoteric at denali.atlnet.com]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001 7:40 AM
> > > To: ALE
> > > Subject: [ale] dslreports
> > >
> > >
> > > Speaking of dsl, I must note, that dslreports has
> > never been accurate
> > > when deteriming availability to me.  I've just
> > checked them again and
> > > they indicate that I'm over 18000 ft (20050 ft)
> > from the CO.
> > > I know is
> > > not true as I've talked to the Bellsouth guy and
> > he showed me
> > > where the
> > > thing was.  He said I'm under a mile away, and
> > driving to it
> > > is under a
> > > mile as well.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Until later: Geoffrey               esoteric at denali.atlnet.com
> > >
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> > significant risks to users
> > > that
> > > are not made adequately clear in the technical
> > documentation
> > > available."
> > > - David P. Kormann and Aviel D. Rubin, AT&T Labs -
> > Research
> > > - http://www.avirubin.com/passport.html
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--
Until later: Geoffrey		esoteric at denali.atlnet.com

"...the system (Microsoft passport) carries significant risks to users
that
are not made adequately clear in the technical documentation available."
- David P. Kormann and Aviel D. Rubin, AT&T Labs - Research
- http://www.avirubin.com/passport.html

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