RE: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] ADSL in Columbia

["Ross, Matthew" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

> No, it's not. I am unaware of any ADSL service being offered in the
> sparsely populated areas outside of the city limits. Cable is less
> distance sensitive, and can canvas an entire housing development. ADSL
> is distance sensitive, and the phone company wants enough of 
> a user base
> in an area to pay for their equipment before they will put it in.
> Combine the lower population density, older wiring, and the distance
> issue, and you are not likely to find ADSL in any of the areas outside
> of the city limits.

You'd think they could put maps of their service topography on their website... I'm in the same boat with my parents.

> Satellite is the only solution.

Satellite isn't a solution, its a piece of junk sitting in your lawn. Great download speeds, but the upload is..well..dialup.

> > Well, my parents are considering upgrading from their dialup to
> > high-speed
> > Internet access if I can justify the higher price to them.  They live
> > outside the city limits so cable is not an option, but I believe ADSL
> > is.
> > I've looked at Tranquility and their ADSL service starts at $54.99 a
> > month.  Is that roughly the price everyone is paying these days or are
> > there cheaper ADSL services?

Thats about what Sprint charged my grandmother at one of their sale prices. What's the bandwidth for that price?
Hers is 128kbps, iirc

> > I know SBC in conjunction with Yahoo has an ADSL promotion going on
> > where
> > you can get ADSL for $26.95 a month, but unfortunately SBC is 
> > not in the
> > Columbia area.

Hopefully that will catch on. ADSL has no excuse to cost as much as it does. They just don't want to invest in the infrastructure.

> > http://login.yahoo.com/config/login?.partner=sbc&.done=http%3a//sbc.yahoo.com/

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