DSL providers?

[JD Runyan]

Bingo, that is where my biggest problem lies.  ASI has me jacked up, and I
have to wait for them to verify that I they have me jacked up until they can
provide me with any kind of refund.  Bell cannot give me a dial up account
to use, because my DSL isn't active.  So go figure, the dial up backup they
offer is worthless I guess unless you have it set up planning for trouble,
because once trouble hits they won't be able to oblige you, then you will
lose your dial up because the first step bell takes in repairing a line is
disconnecting it, and reconnecting it.  Once the disconnect occurs, all
internet services is lost.  They also have changed my static IPs through the
whole process, and I see the blinking light that informs me that they still
have not got my ATM circuit built correctly.

>
> This isn't quite true.  ASI (the SBC/PacBell/Ameritech subsidiary that
> does all of their frame relay and DSL provisioning) can terminate a DSL
> connection on any ATM circuit, from an ATM T1 to an OC-[sufficiently large
> integer].  The equipment doesn't have to be colocated in a Bell central
> office.  AFAIK, most local DSL connections travel over SBC's ATM network,
> with the possible exception of ION and some rural LECs.
>
> It's been my experience that many problems people have with DSL
> (installation-wise, at least) and frame relay can be traced back to ASI's
> severe lack of competence.  Despite this, no one seems to know that the
> company even exists.  They don't have a web site, as far as I have been
> able to determine - it's like they're some sort of shadow organization
> bent on ruining people's online experience.