Dial up internet

[Aaron S]

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Originally posted by KeaauRich

And another factor at play here is that the DSL subscriber has to be located within about 3000 feet of the central office or the remote terminal. The DSL speed degrades the further the user is from the central office or remote terminal.

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That isn't exactly accurate. I live 3750 wire feet from the central
office and was able to get 7Mbps DSL service.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_sub...ultiplexer


25 Mbit/s at 1,000 feet (~300 m)
24 Mbit/s at 2,000 feet (~600 m)
23 Mbit/s at 3,000 feet (~900 m)
22 Mbit/s at 4,000 feet (~1.2 km)
21 Mbit/s at 5,000 feet (~1.5 km)
19 Mbit/s at 6,000 feet (~1.8 km)
16 Mbit/s at 7,000 feet (~2.1 km)
8 Mbit/s at 10,000 feet (~3 km)
1.5 Mbit/s at 15,000 feet (4.5 km)
800 kbit/s at 17,000 feet (~5.2 km)

DSL is accessible as far as 17,000 wire feet from the central office/remote terminal.