Want DSL but my ISP doesn't provide it!
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Posted by Billy Goodson on April 1, 2006, 2:45 pm
Please log in for more thread options Hi folks - I've been with Earthlink for over the past 10 years and have been asking them for DSL for the same amount of time. I'm always told I'm 3.22 miles away from the 'Big-Head' - "But we're working on it . . ." Is there an independent company that provides DSL to Internet Operator's like myself that I can rent DSL from while keeping my account with Earthlink - until their 'Big-Head' get's closer to my phone/PC connection? Like, having DSL as an 'add-on' or whatever. I really enjoy Earthlink and don't want to change ISP's - but who wants to wait another 10 years for something that might not even be there? Thanks a lot! Billy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by William P.N. Smith on April 1, 2006, 3:05 pm
Please log in for more thread options This only occasionally helps, but you can try dslreports.com to see if there are other providers available to you. If you are indeed 17,000 feet from the CO, it ought to work, as the limit is (IIRC) 18,000 feet... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Ken Abrams on April 1, 2006, 6:07 pm
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> Is there an independent company that provides DSL to Internet Operator's
> like myself that I can rent DSL from while keeping my account with > Earthlink - Regardless of who the ISP is, your LEC (Local Exchange Carrier) is the one that actually provides the circuit to your house (in most markets). SO....... To find out if you can get DSL at all, call the company that provides you dial tone. If they do, you can get DSL that connects to another ISP but it really matters little what company provides your gateway to the net (ISP). You should be able to access everything you did before on Earthlink with only minor differences. BUT....... You will have to continue to pay for both the new DSL/ISP and Earthlink. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Robert Carrick on April 2, 2006, 8:40 am
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Ken is correct, the only company that can truly tell if you can get DSL is your local phone company. -- Bob Carrick http://www.carricksolutions.com - The only broadband PPPoE help website > Hi folks -
> I've been with Earthlink for over the past 10 years and have been asking > them for DSL for the same amount of time. I'm always told I'm 3.22 miles > away from the 'Big-Head' - "But we're working on it . . ." > Is there an independent company that provides DSL to Internet Operator's > like myself that I can rent DSL from while keeping my account with > Earthlink - until their 'Big-Head' get's closer to my phone/PC connection? > Like, having DSL as an 'add-on' or whatever. I really enjoy Earthlink and > don't want to change ISP's - but who wants to wait another 10 years for > something that might not even be there? > Thanks a lot! > Billy > | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by (PeteCresswell) on April 2, 2006, 10:23 am
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Per Robert Carrick: >Ken is correct, the only company that can truly tell if you can get DSL is
>your local phone company. And maybe they could tell you if fiber is available/planned for your neighborhood... -- PeteCresswell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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>them for DSL for the same amount of time. I'm always told I'm 3.22 miles
>away from the 'Big-Head' - "But we're working on it . . ."