[plug] adsl opinions & clarification & DSL300

[Bret Busby]

Thanks for your clarification, Scott. I have sent to Scott, the 
information that I was sent, in response to my query about ADSL, from 
Concept Networks.

I was wrong; the quoted maximum speed for Home Use, from Concept 
Networks ADSL, was 256kb/s.

At present, it all seems too complicated, and too expensive, for the 
benefits(?) of ADSL. Especially when, given that we are using either a 
33600 or a 56k bits/s modem (I am not sure which it is), the best 
sustained data download rate that we can obtain, is 3kb/s. We can 
sometimes get bursts of 4-5kb/s, but that is never sustained.

As the phone line that we use for dialling up, is in an ADSL enabled 
exchange, it is difficult to understand how upgrading to ADSL, would 
give us any great advantage in download speeds. From what I understand, 
the main advantage would be in saving phone call charges, for not 
needing to make as many phone calls, although, from what I have seen 
posted on this list about ADSL, dropouts appear to be (reasonably) 
common, so that reconnecting (extra phone calls), appears to be 
necessary each month.