Still no DSL

Bill Martino

Bill Martino

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I guess HI is not the only people who run late on deliveries. When I inquired about DSL Nevada Bell told me I could get it in a week -- that was January 8. My hardware and software is here but when I called today to make sure my line was hot Nevada Bell said I would not have the service until Feb 12 -- at 6PM!

Oh well, I've lived without it from day 1 so I guess I can live without it for two more weeks.

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Uncle Bill
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If you have cable tv you might be able to get cable broadband thru what used to be TSI cable and is now ATT Broadband. Believe that it is supposed to cost an extra 15 bucks, (?) where DSL needs a special phone line and mucho bucks. Call them now before you get locked into DSL, and new DSL modem, installation charges, etc.

Reno AT&T Broadband office is at 9335 Prototype Drive, phone# 850-8555. You'll still need a cable modem, but can go plugin if you have USB, otherwise, someone will have to open the case and do some diabolical perversion to it. I may have a lot wrong though.
 
where DSL needs a special phone line and mucho bucks. Call them now before you get locked into DSL, and new DSL modem, installation charges, etc.

Personally as a DSL user, I love it. I guess Im pretty new here, I am still saving to buy my first HI item (kinda waiting for the barongs to come out), but I gotta jump in and say something about this. Ive had dsl for the past three years now, and have gone through two different providers (gonna be three soon as there seems to be better deals popping up everywhere), and I have never had to get a special phone line installed in my home. Unless your house is badly wired a.k.a. really old phone lines you wont need anything at your home. The phone companies already switched most of there lines to fiber-optics anyways. But the big deal about DSL is not the hardware but the way data is encoded to squeeze into them lines to get your info out there so much faster. Covad and Northpoint have better explanations on their sites. Seriously what is gonna happen is at the nearest phone (jeez I forgot what theyre called hub? box?) they have to install some hardware but that does not involve your home in any ways. Thats actually the reason why it takes so long to get DSL is because theyre making space for you in that thing which I cant remember the name for. Anyways, if theyre charging for installation (anyways the type of installation they usually refer to is a guy coming to your home getting the hardware and software outa the box and doing all the work for you) and hardware look around. Unless theyre the only ones in the area providing the service most places offer that free. Anyways DSL=stable, dependable, and fast imho. Well thats my .02 cents worth. I hope I havent stepped on any toes ;-)
 
Welcome to you too, Federico. My aunt got to try DSL out for free at her office in Fresno, but didn't have a real use for it after the year's trial was over. When it comes to computers, think of me as Cliffie, the postman off the old tv show Cheers. Ofttimes wrong, but seldom in doubt.
 
My nephew back in Girard, KS had DSL when I visited for Thanksgiving and that's where I got sold on either it or cable. Since cable is not an option it is DSL -- but when?

Interestingly, in rural Girard with a population of 2,000 or 2,500 my nephew got DSL almost immediately after ordering -- a couple of days. Here in high flying Reno it takes six weeks.

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Blessings from the computer shack in Reno.

Uncle Bill
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I don't know anything about DSL or cable modems, but I do have to say since the BladeForums shutdown and repair the system is running much much faster here, for me anyway.
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WebTV probably wouldn't be able to do either though since all we have are little black boxes and a keyboard with the main computer somewhere's in Kalifornia.
One of these days I may have to go the computer route, but it's not something I am looking forward too.

Unlike my bro Rusty I would no doubt always be wrong and always in doubt.
But wait!!!
That means nothing would change for me, huh ?
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I thought that part about a man being always wrong, and always in doubt, only applied when the evaluator was female!
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For me dsl has been a huge leep forward. Cant ever go back to the old dial ups. Anyways there are a bunch of big companies out there providing the service in many areas so usually one or the other is putting out a great deal. For my current service I get 768kbps downstream with 356 kbps upstream, plus 6 megs of webhosting, 8 email adresses, my own static IP adress, free installation, free hardware, and two months free. The monthly is only 39.95. However Im gonna switch soon cause I heard of a promotion on an for the same price except the overall speed would be at 1.5 mbps. Plus the company Im going through now just told me they are no longer doing residential service but they can set me up with another company with similar perks (IP adress, webhosting, email)but at slower speeds. Anyhow, I guess whatever is available try em out. Once you go high speed its like the difference between night and day
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Welcome to you too, Federico. My aunt got to try DSL out for free at her office in Fresno, but didn't have a real use for it after the year's trial was over. When it comes to computers, think of me as Cliffie, the postman off the old tv show Cheers. Ofttimes wrong, but seldom in doubt.</font>
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Mr. Martino. Do you have any idea on the ETA of the barongs that I hear were on the drawing boards? And what speeds were they offering you for dsl?
 
The barongs are an oddball for us so have taken a back seat. I don't think the sketches supplied were enough for the kamis.

Broken Arrow is in the process of making us a wood model. Once we get this sent over then I think we will see some barongs but probably not before. And if we do see a couple I am sure they are going to show the Nepali influence so am not sure what they will look like. Wood models are just about the only way to go.

Speeds quoted by Nevada Bell for DSL rates are 384K min with possible 1.5M. Upload at 128K.

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Blessings from the computer shack in Reno.

Uncle Bill
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[This message has been edited by Bill Martino (edited 02-05-2001).]
 
Just a suggestion ... plan on waiting until a month after DSL is installed before you close your account with your current ISP.

Several of my friends scattered across North America have gone to DSL lately and every one of them has had problems in the first two or three weeks. When you're running a business paying $20 to keep your current account open until you're sure the new DSL connection is working and reasonably sure it's going to stay working is cheap backup.

Once the initial problems are solved DSL is great, but startup problems seem to be very common.

-Cougar :{)
 
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