HOW MUCH DOES THE DSL HARDWARE COST?

[kallen3@icircus.net]

COVAD, from my understanding, sometimes will need to have another pair
installed. But I've also heard where they will install their equipment in
the CO and use the existing pair. Either way all COVAD is doing as acting
as a DSL provider not as an ISP. Just like MegaBit is a division of uswest
providing DSL and uswest.net is the ISP. As far as who will maintain the
pair the best people to ask would be COVAD or US West. 

> 
> 	When a company, such as COVAD, offers service, I assume that they are
> acting as more than just an ISP for DSL. Are they just sub-leasing the
> line from US-Pest ? Are all repairs and upgrades to the line( or lack
> thereof ) still in the hands of US-Pest ?
> 
> If I sound bitter it's because I am. We just got our line repaired for
> the second time in less than three weeks. We are about midway between
> the two closest COs and the prospects of ever getting DSL look dismal.
> 
> Thanks,
> 	Kevin
> 
> kallen3@icircus.net wrote:
> > 
> > Costs will vary. The Cisco 675 external router runs around $199 but US
> > West will run special where the cost for the router will be $0 to $50 (you
> > do not want the internal). Then there is the cost for the service
> > itself. And yes there are other DSL providers, COVAD is one that comes to
> > mind and there will be more as uswest complies with line
> > de-regulations. But those providers are usually more expensive for the
> > service and the speed they provide are lower than the entry speed of 256k by
> > megabit (uswest) from what I've seen.
> > 
> > >
> > > Can someone please tell me the cost associated with buying equipment for
> > > having DSL at home, and where I can get it? Do I have to go through
> > > uswest to get everything set up?
> > >
> > >
> > 
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