Thanks Joe and all the others who responded. I still have one free month with Verizon so can still consider Crocker for DSL if the price is right. From others who responded privately, I've heard that Crocker DSL is a bit more reliable than Verizon and reaching a real person when things go wrong is easier. I have an email out to Sales at Crocker now... Thanks again for all the feedback. Rick On Jan 17, 2005, at 2:07 PM, Joe Dugan wrote: > Gordon: > > Don't know where you got your information, but Crocker Communications > has > literally thousands of customers that have DSL and they are getting a > lot > higher speeds than you have indicated here. > > If your location is within 8,000 feet of the Central Office, you can > get > 7.1Mbs incoming traffic and 768k outgoing (that's over a mile away. > > At the perimiter (18,000 feet) Crocker gets speeds of 768k incoming > traffic. > > It works. They have the customers to prove it. > Joe Dugan > President > Treo Communications > > Exclusive Agents for: > > Crocker Communications > Techistry > Lightship > Verizon > Chambers Advisory Group > MetTel > Cisco > > PO Box 780 > Greenfield, MA 01302-780 > > 413-773-0885 (phone) > > 413-772-5599 (fax) > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gordon Alexander" <galexander at rnasystems.com> > To: "Rick Roberts" <fwroberts at mac.com>; > <hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net> > Sent: Monday, January 17, 2005 12:09 PM > Subject: RE: [Hidden-tech] Problems with Comcast connection > > >>> From what I read, it seems performance is a factor of how far you are >>> from the CO. Does anyone know how far Montague is from a CO? >> >> I'm sure there's a CO in Montague- there's one in most every little >> town. >> Look for a small white stucco or small red brick building with a bell >> on > it >> :) >> >> DSL degrades FAST with distance (old copper can barely handle voice- >> it > just >> wasnt ever designed to handle data), so you might be able to get 720k > right >> at the CO, 540k 500 yards away and 384k 1500 yards (a mile or so) >> away. >> Usually they'll sell you what you want to buy, and then once they >> test the >> line tell you what you can actually have. >> >> Best regards, >> >> Gordon Alexander >> RNA Interactive Systems >> PO Box 483 >> Wilbraham MA 01095 >> 413-535-3111 >> FAX 413-535-3111 >> Home Office 413-642-0327 >> Cell 413-205-6436 >> galexander at rnasystems.com <mailto:galexander at rnasystems.com> >> aim: rnagpa >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: hidden-discuss-bounces at lists.hidden-tech.net >> [mailto:hidden-discuss-bounces at lists.hidden-tech.net]On Behalf Of Rick >> Roberts >> Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2005 12:33 AM >> To: hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net >> Subject: Re: [Hidden-tech] Problems with Comcast connection >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net >> Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net >> >> You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tec Discussion >> list. >> If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members >> page on the Hidden Tech Web site. >> http://www.hidden-tech.net/members >> >