02-12-2014, 05:25 AM
The usual points:
1. DSL is available where "in range" and "ports exist"; you may be "close enough", but Telcom isn't bothering to add any capacity.
2. If it's mission-critical employment-related, and especially if "they're paying for it", order a T1 and be done with it -- expensive, but no caps/throttling, and you really do get "five nines" uptime.
The sad state of wired internet is due to the regulatory restrictions thereof; carriers all want everyone to go wireless, because they can charge more for the same services.
Irony: Telcom claims they're "losing money" due to wireless -- while also not bothering to sell the broadband services that people actually need.
1. DSL is available where "in range" and "ports exist"; you may be "close enough", but Telcom isn't bothering to add any capacity.
2. If it's mission-critical employment-related, and especially if "they're paying for it", order a T1 and be done with it -- expensive, but no caps/throttling, and you really do get "five nines" uptime.
The sad state of wired internet is due to the regulatory restrictions thereof; carriers all want everyone to go wireless, because they can charge more for the same services.
Irony: Telcom claims they're "losing money" due to wireless -- while also not bothering to sell the broadband services that people actually need.