Re: ADSL

[Eric Windisch <southpark@nni.com>]

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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