11-05-2017, 04:36 AM
The online qualification tool works best if you already have service; I do, so DSL was "available". The neighbors (closer to the DSLAM) did not, so DSL was "not available".
a little box which must make the copper phone lines compatible with the Fiber-connected router
It's called "Voice Over IP". Telcom is actually building a native IP network, then running voice and TV as IP services on top. The older system in Honolulu uses a chunk of GPON bandwidth as a "dumb RF pipe" to carry traditional CATV in what might be called a strange variation on the traditional HFC.
a little box which must make the copper phone lines compatible with the Fiber-connected router
It's called "Voice Over IP". Telcom is actually building a native IP network, then running voice and TV as IP services on top. The older system in Honolulu uses a chunk of GPON bandwidth as a "dumb RF pipe" to carry traditional CATV in what might be called a strange variation on the traditional HFC.