Subj : Re: ai sucks ass
To   : fusion
From : poindexter FORTRAN
Date : Sat Mar 23 2024 11:41 am

-=> fusion wrote to Nightfox <=-

fu> it would seem they're allowed to get away with it from a practical
fu> standpoint .. running two sets of coax cabling everywhere would be
fu> crazy, DSL piggybacks on the phone system but it's still entirely local
fu> and single-provider (even if in your area multiple companies are
fu> allowed to re-sell it)

I've heard nightmares from people who tried to resell DSL on copper
from the local exchange carrier. Since the local exchange carriers
were required to open their copper network by law but there wasn't much
oversight, they did everything in their power to cripple resellers
ability to sell DSL, while using the cost overhead to make their
services cost-competitive. I think everyone's given up by now.

I had resold DSL service for a couple of years through a savvy local
ISP. It was nice getting DSL service and having my ISP be the customer
of record. He knew which buttons to push, so to speak to get problems
fixed.

Mind you, this was back in the 2000s, with hosted email, a news server,
tilde web space and their own DNS. Sign a form and you got all ports
opened. Those were good days.




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