Re: Alternative ADSL provider in Raleigh, NC

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From: Jack Brown
Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2002 11:12

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On Thu, 07 Feb 2002 22:51:58 -0500, Michael Austin
<maustin@firstdbasource.com> wrote:

>I am not advocating staying with or dropping BSIS, just to throw in
>something to think about... where ever you are located your DSL provider
>will always be one step removed from your primary telco.
>
>Example:
>BellSouth is the ONLY local phone company.  Your wire connects
>(eventually) to their CO.  If you go with Earthlink (or whatever) you
>will use the BS DSLAM with some sort of gateway to EL. Then you move
>into EL's backbone that will then take you to UUNET and you get to where
>you want via that entire connection.  

NOT necessarily true - actually you'll use BS's pair, but connect to
Earthlinks's DSLAM.  All wiring done at the frame.  This is why you
(can) keep BellSouth as you phone company and use someone else for
ADSL.  
 Now, if you're on a remote DSLAM, it may be the way you described.

jb

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