[AT] ISP/ ramble

charlie hill chill8 at cox.net
Mon Mar 15 19:04:34 PST 2004


Charlie,  HL has the DSL definition right.  However, it is possible that
your ISP is providing some sort of satellite based system but calling it DSL
is not correct.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "CEE VILL" <cvee60 at hotmail.com>
To: <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 7:40 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] ISP/ ramble


> O.K. Charlie. Guess I learned somthing.  I think DSL stands for direct
sat.
> link. I always associated broadband with a cable hookup because that is
how
> road runner is usually referred to. I guess I have a TV commercial
> mentality.  At any rate, the abliity of the phone company equipment to
> seperate the voice transmission from the data transmission has always been
a
> little awesome to me. I have to visualize they are at different signal
> width, sorta like an AM radio station VS. and FM station so the equipment
on
> the other end can seperate them. This is one of the cases where the less I
> say, the less people will realize how little I know about the subject, but
I
> still like the way it works.
>
> Have a good night.
>
> Charlie V in WNY
>
>
> >From: "charlie hill" <chill8 at cox.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/ ramble
> >Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 08:29:21 -0500
> >
> >Charlie DSL IS broadband.  What they were talking about is broad band
speed
> >on a regular phone connection.  DSL runs on the same wire in your house
but
> >does something entirely different somewhere within 3 miles of your house.
> >
> >Charlie
> >
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "CEE VILL" <cvee60 at hotmail.com>
> >To: <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> >Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2004 8:41 PM
> >Subject: Re: [AT] ISP/ ramble
> >
> >
> > > Guys,     and Gals,
> > >
> >
>
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