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Geoff
You are out of luck I think.
Telstra will only do it to their formula which is centrally controlled.
ADSL techs wont touch the cable as such.

Maybe Transact could be an options for you. Check their rollouts 133061 I
think. Their site seems down at the moment.

Telstra are supposedly rolling out remote CMUXs (DSLAMS) but not till
2002/03.
This means putting little cabinets closer to customers and presumably at
cable junction points. This may seem strange but it has been done with RIMs
used for basic services in allnew suburbs.

Other options are Satellite which is supposedly availabel evrywhere now but
higher upfront costs. Others are supposed to be rolling out xDSL on Teltsra
copper but i wouldn't hold my breathe in the flar flung suburbs.

There are also hints of using self installing modems (no filters req'd) but
I would have thought that would degrade the performance further.

I understand your frustration.

Have alook here http://www.ozcableguy.com/
My experiences are here http://www.pcug.org.au/~ghutch/tip.htm

Cableguy are you listening????????????
Greg Hutch



"Geoff Cohen" <geoff@rce.com.au> wrote in message
news:7t260usg262hvtd5c3d58b37mj7130dfab@4ax.com...
> I am trying to get ADSL in HOLT, but my line is (only) 4dB down on the
> minimum specified level (-49dB).
>
> My hope is that someone on Canberra's ADSL technical side could find
> either a shorter route or a slightly better line, if there was an
> incentive to try, which sadly, doesn't seem to exist on the management
> side of Telstra.
>
> I should mention that I used to manage a small exchange at Talbingo
> for the SMHEA (Snowy Mtns Hydro Authority) a fair few years ago, and
> later ran an Electronics department at the ANU.
>
> Waiting in hope
>
>
> R.C.Electronics - www.rce.com.au
> Cheers from Geoff Cohen (0417 657 465)
>
> Any technology that is distinguishable
> from magic is insufficiently advanced