Winfire DSL

[Clocker]

Currently Im on a cable service for 40.00 a month but the free connection with banners are appealing. Could I alos share the bandwith on this ctype of connection that I used with my router or will there be a problem does anyone know?

Clocker

 

[jacobnero6918]

I signed up for the 384kbps package when they had a free modem, not bad for 19.95 a month. The free service is only 144kbps and may be alot slower than your use to on cable. Those ads may eat some of that bandwith as well.

To answer your question though the router should work with the dsl modem so long as it has the right output, I believe it would need a RJ45 output(cat 5). I'm not sure weather the USB modem has that output.

I was told I can't get DSL here because my local phone company is CRAP!

 

[HiCap]

I'm a little biased because I work for a phone company, so here's my 2 cents for the future of DSL....

Currently, there are 2 major reasons why a customer can't get DSL, or HDSL, or a T1 at their residence or business.
1. Farther than 12/18,000 ft from phone company's central office, in cable length. (12 is usually the limit for HDSL/T1)
2. There are load coils somewhere on your line. Most companies are undergoing massive "de-loading" projects for this reason.

Problems: Many DSL equipment manufacturers are overwhelmed, making it difficult to meet demand. It costs about a half million $ to equip a central office for DSL service. Most telephone companies are hurting for DSL-trained technicians.

Future: Remote DSLAM. (Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer, i think!) Normally the mux is in the C.O. A remote DSLAM is placed near the 12,000 ft mark connected via fiber to the C.O. This extends the reach of DSL another 12,000 ft. Many areas currently have "Fiber Huts". The philosophy is similar to Remote DSLAM, enabling many customers to get HDSL/T1's in otherwise unreachable areas, but they just need to get the DSLAM equipment out there. Believe me, many companies are having a hard time keeping up with T1 orders too, and they cost mucho dinero compared to DSL! All in all, the almighty dollar wins!

 

[jacobnero6918]

I live 9000 feet from the CO so I'm close enough. The problem is are local phone company is just run like crap. There are so many complaints stacking up and now there is a state or federal investigation to see what the deal is with how these idiots are running things. People are waiting weeks and months to get phone service.

Cable is a whole other matter. I bought one of those mini dishes to avoid that hassle but now I want a cable modem but are area still isn't activated. They were suppose to activate in August but something went wrong, guess there not finished testing the system.