>"Should", yes, but "is"? Once replaced, sure it works great. But it is
>one more link in the chain that can break. And it *does* happen. Check
>some of the DSL newsgroups (like comp.dcom.xdsl), they are chock full
>of people complaining loud and hard. My own service has been pretty
>reliable. But I see reports in BS support NG in other markets. If
>Miami is not down at least 3 times per week (sometimes for days at a
>time), it is a rare week indeed. There are plenty screaming over
>this, but BS is a monopoly and the screams just bounce. If it is more
>reliable than dialup, then why give a free dialup account with it?
>Hal B
Could be why TDS Metrocom doesn't give out a free dialup account, since
their end of the DSL has never gone down in over 6 months (when I got
connected).
MB
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