Posted by Gary Eickmeier on 09/25/05 17:30

Richard Crowley wrote:
> "Gary Eickmeier" wrote ...
>
>> Thanks. But it really surprises me that you, a video guy, are
>> on dial-up even at home. You live on a mountain top or somethin...?
>
>
> What can I say? I live in a low-speed telecommunications ghetto.
> There was no internet back when I bought this place, and it never
> occured to me that being >> 18,000 ft from the telco CO was going
> to be a problem. And I've heard so many horror stories about the
> cable operation, I'm not even curious enough to see whether they
> offer data service on my street. Ironically, I work at one of the
> most high-tech companies on the planet.

So doesn't DSL work off the phone lines?

Gary Eickmeier

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