Some Distance Criteria for DSL

What distance guidelines are used by SBC for service. (#5558)

Here’s some distance criteria (from the base station) for different levels of DSL.  (Note I think SBC means Southwestern Bell, which is now/again an ATT company).  Recall 1 mile = 5280 feet. 

So, I am supposed to have DSL Deluxe… Max Distance 9000 ft = 1.7 miles.  Ha! That gets me about half way up Raven.  On the other hand, we aren’t being charged $60 either. I’m paying about $20 as part of a bundle and that will go up to $33 if I unbundle.  

A summary of the new distance requirements...
SBC Yahoo Basic- up to 384/128 max distance 16000 ft
SBC Yahoo Standard Plus 384-1.5/128 max distance 12000ft
SBC Yahoo DSL Deluxe 768-1.5/256 max distance 9000 ft
SBC Yahoo DSL Expert Plus 1.5-6/384 max distance 7500 ft
Rates:
Basic package 42.95 (dynamic)
Standard Plus package 49.95 (dynamic)
Standard Plus package 64.95 (static ip)
Deluxe 59.95 (dynamic)
Deluxe 79.95 (static)
Expert 159.95 (static)