Internet in the Country

ultrarunner · Sep 1, 2015

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_subscriber_line

k0ua · Sep 1, 2015

kcflhrc said:
I honestly have no idea. Do you work for the local Telco in Branson?

Windstream in Harrison . across the border. Branson is Century Link territory.

kcflhrc · Sep 1, 2015

k0ua said:
Windstream in Harrison . across the border. Branson is Century Link territory.

Im with Centurylink in Kansas

k0ua · Sep 1, 2015

kcflhrc said:
Im with Centurylink in Kansas

What kind of work do you do for them. I am an account executive. AKA. "Slimy sales guy" engineering and technician are in my rear view mirror. I used to have more fun back then.

kcflhrc · Sep 1, 2015

k0ua said:
What kind of work do you do for them. I am an account executive. AKA. "Slimy sales guy" engineering and technician are in my rear view mirror. I used to have more fun back then.

Im a Business Tech, I strictly do CPE. I came from the Sprint/Embarq side. Legacy Nortel, Avaya, Shoretel and Hosted VOIP. I have recently however been doing Fiber to the prem installs because those guys are so busy. The residential stuff is new for me but it is a nice change.

k0ua · Sep 1, 2015

kcflhrc said:
Im a Business Tech, I strictly do CPE. I came from the Sprint/Embarq side. Legacy Nortel, Avaya, Shoretel and Hosted VOIP. I have recently however been doing Fiber to the prem installs because those guys are so busy. The residential stuff is new for me but it is a nice change.

Yeah I used to install a lot of Nortel key and large PBX systems and until a couple of years ago I engineered Avaya among other brands systems.

ultrarunner · Sep 1, 2015

I'm still running the 1995 Nortel System here at Hospital... have to say it has been relatively trouble free.

Fastowl · Sep 1, 2015

ultrarunner said:
I've been getting some conflicting information from Comcast...

If you think you have been getting some conflicting information from Comcast you should look at this blog I found yesterday. It’s Comcastic, or: I Accidentally Bought a House Without Cable | An Open Book

Fastowl · Sep 1, 2015

By the way, the FCC updated the map today on all of the areas in the U.S. where the carriers accepted Connect America Fund $$, Phase 2. Link: https://www.fcc.gov/maps/caf-2-accepted-map

You can zoom in and check your area. What it actually means who knows? And they have six years to implement.

ultrarunner · Sep 1, 2015

Fastowl said:
If you think you have been getting some conflicting information from Comcast you should look at this blog I found yesterday. It’s Comcastic, or: I Accidentally Bought a House Without Cable | An Open Book

It could have been my story except I'm 1300' and the quote a few years ago was $13,000.

I was there for 3 weeks with 4 Comcast visits and then more telephone calls asking if I was happy with the install and why I cancelled the install...

Three weeks was just not enough time to get anything done...

The big sticking point is the county now requires underground where all my neighbors have poles...

I spoke to the original owner and learned Comcast offered to hook up the area for a flat $400 rate and most jumped on it... the spouse of the person I spoke with said her husband said the last thing the children need is to be inside watching cable TV...

Again... with a wink... the Comcast Engineer said if a 2" vacant conduit just happened to be found... it would change everything... I then said I will need to trace the spare conduit that was installed back when the house was built... we both smiled and left it at that...