DSL Woes

From: Bill Pechter <pechter_at_bg-tc-ppp1150.monmouth.com>
Date: Sat Jul 21 09:55:05 2001

> DSl won't be offered in my suburban area (21 miles from DT Dallas) until
> 3rd Qtr 2002, so I opted for ISDN. It was insanely easy to set up, it
> costs about the same as DSL, but it never goes down. The download speed
> is slower than DSL or cable, unlike most of the DSL or cable subscribers
> around Dallas, the speed is a constant. My brother-in-law, who lives to
> play TribesII or Unreal, has a cable modem that slows down drastically
> at night when everyone is home and online. I'll probably get business
> class DSL (5 static IP's and a dedicated router, 1.5mb dl. 384 up)when
> it becomes available here, but I may keep the old reliable ISDN as a
> backup anyway.
>
> James

The problem is the ISDN in NJ can run you hundreds of dollars in
time charges... where DSL is flat rate per month.

Bill
Received on Sat Jul 21 2001 - 09:55:05 BST