[Wftl-lug] DSL or cable

[Paul M Foster]

On Sat, Dec 08, 2007 at 09:12:44PM -0700, Troy Banther wrote:

> Paul,
> 
> Isn't there a distance from the telephone company switch building
> issue with DSL? I am fortunate to live in a small town near one of them.
> 
> 

Ah yes, you're right about that. I don't recall the distance, and it may 
vary by phone company (I think it's something like 1800 feet where I am). 
But the signal attentuates the farther away you are from a central office, 
and at some point becomes too weak to be useful. This also affects speed, 
as I recall. 

With fibre, this may cease to be an issue, but if you're in a small town, 
they may not lay fibre. In my case, Verizon (phone company) is trying to 
compete with Brighthouse (used to be Time Warner, the cable company) to 
deliver TV via their fibre. The problem with this, as I understand it, is 
that when they bring fibre to your house, they rip out or abandon the 
copper. I can see where this could be a problem later.

Paul

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