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Homebuilt LAN wrote in message <01be3fe6$e2d23ed0$0765af9d@richb-101>...
>I contacted GTE and all the affiliated DSL providers for the Plano TX area
>this week. I don't know how this compares to other markets around the
>country.
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>CIR = Certified Information Rate. This is the "smoke and mirrors" factor of
>xDSL service. CIR is the highest guaranteed sustained throughput in either
>direction. Speeds above the quoted CIR are subject to available bandwidth
>and prevailing network conditions. In other words, buying a 256/64kbps
>connection only guarantees you 10kbps in either direction at any time.
>
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>One final comment. With a CIR of only 10kbps, the Bronze service level is
>too low to be a real product. IMHO this should be dropped from their price
>list completely. Even the Silver plan is marginal as it will give about the
>same throughput as a 56kbps dial-up modem but at twice the cost (assuming
>$30/mo telco and $20/mo ISP). The DSL connection will be far more stable
>than dial-up. However, is it worth the cost?
>


Southwestern Bell (SBC Communications, http://www.swbell.com/) has just
announced their ADSL rates and time-frames.  For $39.00/month their offering
1544 downstream and 384 upstream with a minimum rate of 384.  They're also
going to offer a 6Mbps/384bps version.  They also mention that they are
thinking of putting this with their ISP service for a total of $49.00/month.

Now, am I just reading this wrong or is this going to change the whole
ballgame?  http://www.swbell.com/Catalog/Product_Detail/DSL/faqs.html


-DF