Re: ADSL

[adam <adam@looney.com>]

Yeah I saw that.
However, I am not opposed to letting them hook it up to my machine while windows is
running.  I'll figure out how to get working under linux on my own.  I would guess
that it won't be too too difficult to do that.

Eric Windisch wrote:

> I suggest you checkout
> http://slashdot.org/articles/99/01/22/1424204.shtml before you get any
> high hopes about ASDL from Bell Alantic, as they refuse to install on
> non-MsWindows or iMac machines.
>
> "Sean J. Brown" wrote:
> >
> > Well, I've been awaiting the arrival of ADSL here in West Bradford outside
> > Downingtown since last August.  I'm currently an ISDN customer and they've
> > made promises of a sweetheart deal for the migration to ADSL which sounded
> > pretty good.
> >
> > BellAtlantic at first mentioned ADSL arriving at the end of October, then it
> > slipped to the end of November.  It snuck behind my back to the middle of
> > December, then to the end of the month because, what the hell, with the
> > holidays and all.  By Christmas they were promising the end of January, but
> > of course they'd lost all credibility inspite of my seasonal generosity of
> > spirit.
> >
> > Last I checked (today), at http://www.bell-atl.com/adsl, the service to my
> > area IS available.  Querying further reveals that while it is in Downingtown,
> > ADSL is not yet available to my home... should be ready soon.  I'm  sure.
> >
> > Sean J. Brown
> > Techadvisors, Inc.
> >
> > P.S.  BTW, here's the ADSL pricing info from their website:
> >
> > Monthly Pricing for DSL line plus Internet access package.
> >
> > Personal Infospeed
> > (Infospeed 640 Kbps & BellAtlantic.net)
> > $59.95
> >
> > Professional Infospeed
> > (Infospeed 1.6 Mbps & BellAtlantic.net)
> > $109.95
> >
> > Power Infospeed
> > (Infospeed 7.1 Mbps & BellAtlantic.net)
> > $189.95
> >
> > Pricing for DSL line service only.
> >
> > Infospeed 640 Kbps
> > $39.95
> >
> > Infospeed 1.6 Mbps
> > $59.95
> >
> > Infospeed 7.1 Mbps
> > $109.95
> >
> > One-time charges include the following:
> >
> > Service Connection Charge: $99.00
> > DSL Modem: $325.00
> > Turnkey Home Installation: $99.00
> >
> > Please note that if you do not already have an Ethernet card, you will need
> > to purchase one from Bell Atlantic or any other retail provider of Ethernet
> > cards.
> >
> > The minimum PC system requirements for Infospeed DSL at present are:
> >
> > Windows 95/98 or NT 4.0
> > Intel Pentium/Pentium Pro/Pentium MMX/Pentium II, AMD K5/K6, or
> > Cyrix 586/686 processor
> > 32MB RAM
> > 25MB free hard drive space
> > resources to accommodate an Ethernet card if one is not already
> > present (available slot, available IRQ, available I/O resources)
> >
> > The Apple iMac meets the necessary requirements for Infospeed DSL. Other
> > Macintosh models will be supported starting in 1999.
> >
>
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