[plug] Broadband woes

[Patrick Tehvand]

On Fri, 2003-09-19 at 13:10, Ben Jensz wrote:
> If pair gain is the only thing preventing you from getting ADSL, then 
> I'd be bitching to Telstra every day until they give you straight 
> copper.  If you're a school, they can't have pair gained all of your 
> lines?  If you're on a RIM, thats a different story, but Telstra are 
> supposed to pursue alternate paths for providing ADSL now, including 
> removing pair gain if there is sufficient copper available to give you 
> direct copper.  If you can get ISDN, they can remove the pair gain on 
> your line.  Because for ISDN, they have to give you a full copper pair.
They tried to "transpose" the line which also came back negative. I
havent looked at ISDN as we were scared off by the cost in relation to
the speed advantage, as we have to get a 'business' ISDN connection
(otherwise i'd dodgy up a DOV connection on a home account)

> 
> But of course pair gains is only one thing that can prevent you from 
> getting ADSL.  Distance from the exchange (in relation to signal loss), 
> being on a RIM or sub-exchange etc.
All they have said is that there is a pair gain that they cant get
around.

> I looked at wireless myself (I moved house to an area without ADSL from 
> an area with it), but didn't think it was all that good an option.  As 
> to get wireless equipment that is reliable (i.e. doesn't need to be 
> touched basically and has no issues with occasional lock-ups etc.), 
> you'll be paying a bit of money - Cisco type money.
Ah... well if you see above we are all about saving money, though cisco
education prices are not too bad (about half price)

> HTH.
> 
Yup ta.
-- 
Patrick Tehvand
IT Department,
Carey Baptist College
http://www.carey.wa.edu.au

Member - Society of Linux Professionals (WA) 

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