393048 bps???  Luxury!  Why, in MY day, we paid per-minute charges to use
two tin cans and a string to yell bits to one another:  "ONE!"  "WHAT?"
"ONE!"  "ACK!"  "ZERO!" .....

Seriously, check out http://www.dslreports.com/, especially
http://www.dslreports.com/distance

Also note that your geographic distance to the CO is as-the-crow-flies, and
the cable might be twice that long if you're unlucky and the wire takes a
bad path.

I've had TCI @Home in California and TW RoadRunner out here, and both are
wonderful.  The best thing about them is that the phone company isn't
involved, so they won't screw up your wiring.  (I get 2mbit down / 384 up or
thereabouts.)  Sprint also has a _wonderful_ wireless product that's
available in the SF Bay area, but isn't available here yet, which is DSL
fast, DSL cheap, installs quickly (no waiting for SW Bell), and all that
good stuff.  http://www.sprintbroadband.com/  Drool, drool.

-glenn

> -----Original Message-----
> From: The Hoelschers [mailto:mohoel@bigfoot.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2001 7:39 AM
> To: kclug@kclug.org
> Subject: DSL Speed/Limits?
>
>
> Folks -
>
> Here is the question I sent, and the reply I got.  What I'm wondering is
> am I being blown smoke?  Does this seem reasonable based
> on other user's DSL experiences or is Telocity just taking the "lazy way
> out"?
>
> Thanks -
> Chris H.
>
> --- Question ---
>
> Department : Technical Support
> Subject : Performance/Intermittent Service
> OS : Linux
> Connection : Ethernet
> Desc : Curiosity - I'm under 13k feet from the Central Office, have
> (according to the tech) "a good, strong DSL signal", but never waver
> from
> 393048 bps.
>
> Tried different cabling, unplug all phones, etc. but never budges up or
> down. Should I not be able to get better than that?
>
> --- Reply ---
>
> Dear Mr. Hoelscher,
> A faster/higher speed at your distance will provide a less stable
> connection.  You'll suffer from packet loss and intermittency.  The
> speed you're set at is perfect for your loop length (distance).
> -Telocity Tech Support
>
>
>
>
>