On Monday 09 February 2004 7:28 am, Chris Gehlker wrote:
> On Feb 8, 2004, at 11:01 PM, Ted Gould wrote:
> > On Sun, 2004-02-08 at 22:11, Chris Gehlker wrote:
> >> My point was only that if they provide vDSL then the line quality is
> >> good enough for other forms of DSL as well. I wouldn't guess the rat=
e
> >> has anything to do with the drop on release problem either.
> >
> > Actually, I was talking to one of the Qwest techs and he said that in
> > the areas that they've installed vDSL it seems like it interferes wit=
h
> > the other DSLs.  Also, considering how different the network
> > architecture is, having one doesn't imply the other.  The line qualit=
y
> > for the short distance might be good enough - but that doesn't mean
> > there is equipment at the end of the line.
>
> That interesting about vDSL interfering with the other kinds. I do
> believe they said that they had the equipment for old DSL wherever the
> line would support it.
>

Also not quite true.  I've talked with my Qwest Rep many times about how=20
exactly Qwest decides to rollout ADSL in a particular neighborhood. =20
Basically, the equipment is rather expensive and their 'litmus' test for =
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is if they can pay it off in 5 years with projected subscriber installs. =
 If=20
they don't think that X number of people who will be qualified for the=20
service will sign up and stick around for 5 years, then they don't roll i=
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out.  Flagstaff and Sedona (until very recently) are examples of areas th=
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were more than qualified line-wise, but did not have 'hot' Central Office=
s.

vDSL seems to be the bastard child that half the company wants to forget.=
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Every other time I talk to Qwest, they are 'phasing it out' and 'not=20
accepting any new subscribers' and then I'll talk to a customer who has=20
gotten literature about it.  I think that they are keeping the service on=
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downlow so that the PUC doesn't force them to open the ISP side to=20
competitors. =20

As for vDSL vs ADSL availability.  They are two completely different=20
technologies that run in completely different frequency ranges.  Having o=
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does not infer you can receive the other, nor does it necessarily preclud=
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it.=20

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