DSL providers?

[Duston, Hal]

Not _quite_ true.  Yes, you are getting your DSL from SW Bell, 
but the way that is done is by the DSL provider installing it's 
_own_ equipment in SW Bell's building.  They are using the line 
from your house to the SW Bell building, and then they split off 
the data and dump it into their own network at the SW Bell 
building I believe.  For more details (with attitude!) see 
http://groups.google.com/groups?safe=off&ic=1&th=b074b42d453fc2c0

Hal

> Regardless of who you get your Internet from, your DSL comes 
> from SW Bell. I have been off line for a month because their 
> system is so convoluted, and am ready to move to the Cable 
> Company if they are available yet.  Cable does not provide 
> the services that I like, but I don't know anyone who has 
> had downtime like I am having once they are up and running.  
> I would avoid DSL like the plague until other telcos can 
> provide the DSL line service to your home, SW Bell just can't 
> handle the new technology with their current corporate 
> infrastructure.
> 
> > Hi,
> > I have a cable modem at home. I am interested in switching 
> > to DSL. I talked to sw bell and they say that I have to 
> > purchase $100 worth equipment (which includes a nic and 
> > modem). I was talking to some people in an irc channel and 
> > they advised me against buying the equipment. "Lease it" 
> > was pretty much the consensus. I called a couple of 
> > companies here and none of them seem to be leasing the 
> > equipment and most of them go through swbell again (same 
> > old buy modem + nic) stuff.  I would like to know if anyone 
> > knows of a DSL provider that I can lease equipment from and 
> > with which I will be able to use my existing
> > phone line with swbell and be on the web simultaneously.
> >
> > thank you,
> > Aravind