The real DSL market is the business or power user who probably already has a
second line for data (maybe two for MultiPPP :-), uses the fastest
K56flex/V.90 modem he can find, and maybe even has an ISDN line. I suspect
that these people wouldn't mind paying $40 /month for their xDSL or cable
modem connection. I just don't see many of these in our market yet. That's
really good because we still have a big investment in PM3's and PRI
installations. =)
.. anyway.. just my $0.02 worth
Jason
Jason A. Cox
Family Net, Inc. - jason@familynet.net
(918) 663-7134 - FAX (918) 663-7136
7935 East 57th Street - Tulsa, OK 74145
----- Original Message -----
From: I don't work for Lucent RABU <livingston@iav.com>
To: <portmaster-users@livingston.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 1999 11:31 PM
Subject: (PM) Re: (PMOD) Hi there.
> On Tue, 4 May 1999, Jake Messinger wrote:
>
> > Hi, so who all is on the list so far?
> >
> > Our current problem is I have to run 2 modem banks. One with Pm 3s and
> > another with a Max to handle all the calls that the PM 3 can't handle.
> >
> > One such modem that has problems is a "harmony" modem. Another is the
modems
> > in the Compaq Pretty Sorrio's. I can usually fix this by suggesting that
> > they buy or GIVE them Smartlink Modems by Archtek. They seem to work
quite
> > well connecting at 50k+ consistently.
>
> is this the rockwell hcf POS?
>
> > Now how is DSL going to affect "us modem guys"? Soutwestern Bell is
> > AGRESSIVELY pushing DSL. It seems that if I wanna offer DSL, all I need
is
> > an ATM switch connected to their cloud.
>
> Sounds like how GTE is setup. oops I take that back... GTE uses
> Frame-Relay.
>
> > How long do you guys think modems will be around?
>
> Quite a while due to cost ... 8)
> at least 3 years and probably 5-10 if you want to stick to it, but by then
> (5-10 years) fibre should be to quite pervasive and that'll be the next
> jump.
>
> --
> Aloha from Paradise,
>
> Sherwood
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