Re: Cable & Wireless ADSL Service (or no service)

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From: Cari \(MS-MVP\) (Newsgroups1_at_coribright.com)
Date: 06/04/04 

Date: Fri, 4 Jun 2004 12:49:28 -0700

ADSL is always shared..... the more folks that have it near your residence,
the slower your line will be. For a higher cost (and new external hardware)
you might want to see is SDSL is available. This is NOT a shared service. 

-- 
Cari
MS-MVP Windows Technologies - Printing/Imaging/Hardware
www.coribright.com
"Patrick" <panamapatrick@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message 
news:utUkt0lSEHA.556@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Hi All:
> Don't know if anyone can help me but I'll give it a shot. I live in the
> Republic of Panama, Central America, in a rural area. Cable & Wireless is 
> my
> ISP provider (read monopoly) and my dialup internet connection varies from
> between 21.6 to 24 kpbs, very rarely 28 and once in a blue moon at 31.2. 
> C&W
> has been offering ADSL service in my community at 128 kpbs and above. When 
> I
> inquired about obtaining this service I was told that I am on a 
> 'multi-line'
> and therefore not eligible (my neighbor on the next block has ADSL), I
> requested that I be taken off 'multi-line' to no avail. I then spoke to a
> C&W V.P. of Marketing & Sales who tried to sell me a new modem (my 
> computer
> is a new Gateway purchased less then a month ago with a Gateway modem
> installed) which he said would boost my conection speed to 33 kpbs. I
> declined his offer and said that I wanted ADSL service. He said he would
> investigate, which he did, and sent me an e-mail back saying that because 
> my
> phone line runs through a concentrator it is not possible for me to get 
> the
> ADSL service.
> My question: is he pulling my leg? If he's telling the truth is there any
> way around the 'multi-line' 'concentrator' problem. If so, is it a 
> difficult
> process for C&W to do?
> Any insight would be appreciated, don't know too much about communications
> but I would like to go back to C&W and tell them that it is possible and
> this is how's it's done!!!
> Thanking all in advance,
> Patrick
> Boquete, Rep. of Panama
>
>
>
>

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