[AT] ISP/ ramble

[CEE VILL]

Guys,     and Gals,

I use DSL form my isp that works thru a lan unit to the phone line. The isp 
supplied all equipment at no charge, and it was a do it yourself 
installation.  It is offered at two speed levels for two prices.  I have 
what I refer to as the low speed DSL and the cost is $26.75 / month
The high speed DSL offered is around $39.95 /month and is said to be equal 
to broadband speed or higher. As I recall, my low speed is 10 times faster 
than modem dial up.  It can take up to 3/4 or 1 minute to send an e mail 
with a 1.6 mb photo attached and will bring it in a little faster. I look at 
it as a fair value, because one phone line is shared between phone and 
internet at the same time.  That saves the $15 or so that a second line 
would cost if I was on dial up. The other advantage is that as with 
broadband, the DSL is always on and ready to go 24-7.  I just wake up the PC 
and click an icon on the task bar, and there ya all are. I was spoiled in 
the first 15 minutes of use, and would not want to go back to the dial up I 
started with.  Frontier usually offers the high speed at $29.00 / month for 
the first 6 or 12 months.  I don't try it, knowing that at the end of the 
reduced rate period I would be spoiled by that and would not want to come 
back to this speed.  The normal high speed price is pretty rich for my 
budget, without a business use for it.

The strange part of this is, this is running thru phone wire that was 
probably installed in 1917 or shortly thereafter when this house was built.  
It is a two single wire system with a red fuse about 5" lengh on one wire 
and a black one of the same size on the other wire. These are mounted on a 
white porcelain base. That is not to mention my homemade splitter board that 
breaks one in line to about 10 out lines. Works just fine. I know this 
system is old because the man who built the house worked for the phone 
company at the time so it may have been the first in the neighborhood.

On a tractor note, this internet service cannot compete with Cecils latest 
D-12 deal, but I have been pretty pleased with it.

Charlie V. in windy WNY.







>From: Phil Auten <PGA2 at hot1.net>
>Reply-To: Antique tractor email discussion group 
><at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>Subject: Re: [AT] ISP
>Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2004 13:12:56 -0600
>
>H.L.,
>I imagine that they use a very good compression algorithm to get that kind
>of speed over a regular phone line. DSL does something similar, but 
>requires
>hardware on either end that is a bit pricey for us FATGs. I seem to be 
>getting
>more and more like Farmer every day. I squeeze a nickel 'til the buffalo 
>poops!
>
>Phil
>
>At 09:28 AM 03/14/2004, you wrote:
>>This keeps coming through on the Kim Komando news letter.  They advertise
>>DSL speed internet on regular lines for only $12.95 monthly.
>>
>>http://www.intergate.com/index.shtml
>>
>>Perhaps some with slow dial up connection will be interested.
>>
>>H. L. Staples
>>McLoud, Oklahoma
>
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