Internet woes

[Trek420]

OIC.

It was definitely "distance from the road" with cable. Didn't realize it was different for DSL. I guess the cable company pays for the line, just like the phone company did.

We could have gas too, but we'd have to pay for that line. Simpler just to get propane twice a year.

well, the lines and poles are a little different. Yes sometimes engineering gets involved, new development and there are no poles, no line to the home. With DSL (as opposed to uverse, or Verizon's Fios, or Cable ....) whether you can have it and what speed if is available is determined by distance from your home to one of these wonderful buildings :

http://www.thecentraloffice.com

In other words you could be close enough to the c.o. to have DSL but still not have a drop (line down from the poles or up from underground wire) to your home. Of course if that's the case ... run the line to your home and you're up and running.

If there's no c.o. close enough sometimes there's a "mini c.o" aka remote terminal

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