RE: Net Connection for the 400

Bob,

I live just north of Los Angeles and the brilliant folks who developed the
area spiralled the in-gound phone lines and used pair-gain.  <aaarrrggghhhh>

I already have my corporate (pathetic) web site hosted by a friend of mine,
but the point of having my own server online is get the experience so I can
take it to my clients.  The thing that makes my company stand out amoungst
the masses with my clients so far (several are repeat), is that we buy
equipment and software and make mistakes on our own time.  We already have
relationships with vendors and mailing lists and web sites, so what we don't
know, we can find out fairly easily.

And, yeah, we could ship my 400 to your office in Houston.  Merry Christmas
to Bob <VVBG>  NOT!

Thanks for the input.  BTW: Louis has been tasked with contacting PacBell to
upgrade our ISDN service.  I may need to get on the phone, though.  I am
much better at geting bitchy than he is (go figure).

Karen

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-midrange-l@midrange.com
[mailto:owner-midrange-l@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Bob Larkin
Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2000 9:57 PM
To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
Subject: Re: Net Connection for the 400


Karen,
Since over 70% of all accidents occur within 5 miles of home, I suggest you
MOVE... SOON.
And then you could avoid those accidents and be in an area served by DSL.
<vbg>

You didn't specify where you were located, or te amount of traffic, but one
consideration would be to have your machine located at either your ISP's
location, or some other site that is served by DSL (such as my office in
Houston).

You could access it thru the net, and you might use remote ops console for
times
you need a console.

Another possibility would be shotgun technology. This binds two modems on
two
phone lines, resulting in about 100k connection. In Houston, we also have
wireless technology available at near DSL speeds, from a company called
Accelernet. It is limited to about 35 miles, line of sight, from their
tower.

I am curious as to how "new" the neighborhood is. In my area, new
neighborhoods
are built with DSL capability. Old neighborhoods often have DSL, because of
necessary maintenance in older areas. the in-betweeners have phone equipment
that
gets the job done, yet is not quite unreliable enough to warrant replacing.


Bob

ksummers@sasainc.com wrote:

> I live in a new neighborhood where DSL is currently unavailable, cable
> modems won't "serve" and the ISDN line currently installed is not "always
> on" and has insufficient capacity.  I would like to hook my 170 up to
serve.
> That last quote I had on a T1 was $900US/month <aargh>.  Any suggestions
for
> connectivity?  Is this the right list?
> TIA
> Karen Summers
> Any opinions expressed here are my own and will be the opinion of my
company
> if I say so.
>

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