DSL loop length

[desmocat]

Does anybody know if there is anything in the works to be able to extend dsl service beyond the 17500 ft loop length limit? I just had a loop qual done on my line and I'm 600 feet too long according to the phone co.
****, so close,yet so far... guess I'll have to buy my next house a little closer to the old CO

[Target]

I've heard that Lucent is working with another company on some new technology that will extend that length limit.....who knows if it will ever bear any fruit though.

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[Banti]

Is your neighboorhood growing?? The CO may have to place a new RFT in the area, and that might be close enough for you.

Banti

[cyphen]

Is there any reason whatsoever that you can't just put in a signal amplifier? It can't be that expensive, and it's a one-time cost. Just curious, 'cuz i think i'm in the same boat - but a little further away than 600 ft!

[Banti]

Problem is that the travel time on copper plus the noise is the problem. With an Amp you will Amp the signal and the noise along with the data. Also the orginal signal may have degraded to much to be decoded properly.

It is similar to(same idea as) the 10baseT limit... (300m I think...)

Banti

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[SysOpt]

If your only limitation is distance from the CO, and not some other line problem, there might be a DSL ISP in your area willing to provide service at a lower speed (144kbps, etc.) if you exceed the phone company's distance requirement. I know of one company in Portland, Ore. that does that. You might call around.

Scott

[Axel]

Working for a telco, I'd have to agree with Banti - Basically, you'll have to wait for technology to catch up, or convince your local provider to put in a central office closer to you. Service really degrades towards the end of the servicable length of the DSL feed.

You'd get much better service from a cable modem jacked into a NIC at this time.

But just give it some time - chances are technology will create either a filtered repeated of some sort or a better DSL feed with a longer reach. After all - it's easy money and they want as many customers as they can get.

[desmocat]

thanks for the replies folks. I did find a provider out of austin tx that does dsl service, and when I contacted them about service,I mentioned the loop qual that SWB did and they told me the same thing,too long.
I am guessing then that they lease the telco's lines to provide the service under their name. For info,I am just south of Fort Worth,and the area is really growing so I shouldn't have to wait too long for something to come available,because at the rate the telco is putting in new area codes,and eating up numbers,maybe they will have to put in another CO closer to me.It's kind of cool to see DSL taking off like it is, because my brother worked on a microchip design that had something to do with DSL about five years ago and told me what to expect about now. Can't pry anything out of him about what's coming down the pipe in the future,gonna try beer (lots!) and see if that works. Cheers..