 dmh748
join:2002-03-07
Boston, MA
|  Covad signing up all the big players
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jose3030
Premium
join:1999-08-17
Manassas, VA | Re: Covad signing up all the big players Let's hope they can get their stock price over a buck.
Bwahha. | |
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Bahamut X
Premium
join:2000-12-09
Arlington, TX
clubs:  | DSL Relation ship with Covad.... But where is the Equipment that ATT picked up at a bargain from Northpoint?
Gonna donate that to Covad as part of the "Agreement"?
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racer9876
Defender Of The Universe
Premium
join:2000-07-03
Lancaster, CA | Re: DSL Relation ship with Covad.... Nah they will probably agree to let them use for a bargain fee or something. I would never out right give something away for free that is not smart business.
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AkumalDave
Life's A Beach
Premium,MVM
join:2001-04-20
Minneapolis, MN
| said by Bahamut X  :
But where is the Equipment that ATT picked up at a bargain from Northpoint?
I was wondering the same thing. If this agreement means that COVAD will have a presence wherever the old Northpoint switches were located, I'll actually have an option for DSL service (that will be a first!).
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mfd35
join:2000-11-22
Westwood, NJ | The equipment is gone never to be used
ATT saw how much it would cost to use and gave up the space in the central offices | |
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pierce2
join:1999-09-22
Santa Cruz, CA
| voice over DSL too? I wonder... AT&T *could* use the Covad DSL circuits for voice-over-IP so they could offer local telco service bypassing the ILEC entirely (except for the dry wire loop). Seems like it wouldn't take much of a grey-box to do this, mounted outside by the MPOE, it could convert the VoIP to 1 or 2 POTS circuits and wire them up to the existing house wiring, then break out the internet service as 10baseT ethernet run over 2 pair of cat3+ run to the home 'office' location where the internet connection is desired. This would be just as simple as the current method of putting the 'DSL modem' at the computer location... | |
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| gus1gus
join:2002-08-03
West Palm Beach, FL
| Re: voice over DSL too? What you are thinking of is Voice over dsl, not Voip. For voice over dsl no internet or pc is needed, all calls run over the dsl line and are then switched via att's class 5's back onto the POTS. Other necesary equipment is an integrated access device in the consumers home, and a residential gateway in the co between the class 5's and the dslam. And yes as you see here Att plans on using covad's network for local phone service.
»dslhelp.att.net/faq/blackline/CA···line.htm
AT&T Local Service is currently only available with AT&T DSL Service and is not provided in your state as a separate service. “AT&T Voice over DSL Service” means telephone service that is carried on high-speed data services and is separate from standard AT&T Local Service. In AT&T’s Web site and marketing materials, Voice over DSL is referred to as “Additional Lines provided by AT&T DSL Service.” Voice over DSL Service requires specialized customer premises equipment, which AT&T will make available for you to purchase in order to provide the Voice over DSL capabilities if you decide to sign up for Voice over DSL. | |
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sadsad
@170.91.x.x
| 3r234234a Vincent-Hey Joseph, How are you?
Joseph-I’m fine, but I cut myself on my finger breaking a pen.
Vincent-Do you know what time it is?
Joseph-h
Vincent-Oh wait, I have a watch with me; it is 10:40
Joseph-That reminds me, I have to go to driving school on Friday and Saturday at 12:00.
Vincent-Want to go somewhere?
Joseph-Sure, let me go get my backpack.
Vincent-Cool. Lets go to that really big Lan café place…Impackt.
Vincent-Never mind, lets go to that small smelly place, Your house. | |
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