[Cialug] Internet access

[L. V. Lammert]

On Fri, 4 Oct 2013, Daniel A. Ramaley wrote:

> Are there any magic words that i need in order to ask the right
> question? I'm willing to discuss the costs to run a new wire to my place
> if that's what it takes to get faster speeds. (I'd be unsurprised if the
> copper wiring in the ground is from the 1950s, when the circle i live in
> was built.) And it seems to me that faster should be possible since i
> only live about 2 blocks from a central office. But i evidently didn't
> ask correctly since the answer i got was that i could go up to 12 mbit
> download (which *would* be nice) but still only 1 mbit upload (*fail*).
>
We used to be Megapath resellers, .. they offer SDSL connetions (same rate
up/down for business service); might be worth a check since you're that
close to the CO.

Else google "SDSL" for you area, or "Metropolitan Ethernet" - Charter
offers this in St. Louis.

	Lee