RE: [Nolug] cox new orleans outage? - Cause and Explanation

On Mon, 2004-08-02 at 16:09 -0500, John Souvestre wrote:
> Hi Jeff.
>
> No, for ADSL you need a phone line to start with. I'm told that in a
> half-year or so ADSL will be available on a dry pair (the line comes with
> the ADSL service) but it will cost more to cover the cost of the dry pair.
>
> If you have Cox Cable for TV to start with, you would probably be best going
> that route. ADSL does offer some things which cable typically doesn't (at
> the home level), but it costs more.

I hate to say it, but as far as a "consumer product", Cox HSI
is pretty hard to beat.

Perfect? No. Good? Yes.

> There is also a new "ADSL light" - 256K/128K. It's faster than 56K modem
> speed, but not as fast as "broadband" (cable and regular ADSL). It costs
> less, however. So if you are on a tight budget, you might want to check it
> out too.
>
> John
>
> John Souvestre - Southern Star - (504) 888-3348 - www.sstar.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-nolug@joeykelly.net [mailto:owner-nolug@joeykelly.net] On Behalf
> Of Jeff Lee
> Sent: Monday, August 02, 2004 3:48 PM
> To: nolug@joeykelly.net
> Subject: Re: [Nolug] cox new orleans outage? - Cause and Explanation
>
>
> Well, for me cox cable internet is 25$ a month. I dont have a house phone,
> could I still get DSL?

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