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Re: [PLUG] T1 Connections..
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Sorry - I was referring to ADSL. (Which is all that Bell Atlantic
Infospeed offers, to the best of my knowledge)
With that service, it's exactly the same jack. No new wiring or
anything. (sometimes a splitter is required, but it's just a tiny box
that connects via a normal phone wire to your jack).
On Thu, Jun 29, 2000 at 10:55:37AM -0400, JR Mayberry wrote:
> I know nothing about ADSL, but I think you're wrong with what youre
> saying..as far as SDSL goes.. there shouldnt be a difference between the
> two, but like I said, I dont know a whole lot about ADSL..
>
> A) they ask you your phone number so they know what address to deliver
> service to and if you qualify for DSL
>
> B) it may appear on the same jack because a phone line is 1 pair of copper
> wire, and DSL is one pair.. a jack can hold 2 pair.. so you can term both
> on the same jack -- its definitely not the same pair, they either have to
> deliver a new pair, or use an existing unused one..
>
>
>
> On Thu, 29 Jun 2000, Andrew Auderieth wrote:
>
> > > Eh... you and some other people are confusing me. THe only reason we wanted
> > > ot go with a T-1 over a DSL is we heard there is a way to use the T-1 and be
> > > able to run some phone lines off of it. Meaning we can use the T1 and the
> > > phone lines at the same time, and they would be handled under the same bill.
> > > Is there any truth to this? When I posted this to another list i got this
> > > response.....
> > >
> >
> > I think that the reason you're getting some confusing answers is that
> > dedicated circuits and DSL are a little bit different.
> >
> >
> > DSL is typically delivered over a normal old phone line. Keeping things
> > fairly simple, say all of your lines are from Bell Atlantic. One of your
> > phone numbers is 555-2222. You call up Bell's InfoSpeed DSL and say "I
> > want DSL service". They say "What's your phone number?" You say
> > "555-2222".
> >
> > Then your DSL service is delivered on that line. You split the jack with
> > a $2 2 - 1 jack from radio shack. In one jack you plug in your telephone
> > (it still rings when people dial 555-2222), in the other jack you plug in
> > your DSL modem and wire up your computer network.
> >
> >
> > So far as one bill, if this is all Bell Atlantic (for example), then yeah,
> > just one bill. If you start using different people for different
> > services, they're all going to want to get paid...
> >
> > --
> > Andrew Auderieth
> > CEO
> > Datarealm Internet Services, Inc.
> >
> > http://www.serve.com/ info@mail.serve.com
> >
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CEO
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http://www.serve.com/ info@mail.serve.com
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