From: Robert Bononno 

I think they measured 7500 feet, although the office is much closer than
that on foot.


In article ,
 "Randy H"  wrote:

> Verizon has been reported to be very anal when it comes to DSL
> distance measurements.
>
> "Robert Bononno"  wrote in message
> news:rbononno-E07091.16173522052003{at}w3.nls.net...
> > OK. Not that anyone knew I was gone, but... The reason for the absence
> > was the purchase of a new iMac (17" letterbox flat panel
model) with OS
> > X back in January, which I just luv. It has a great Mail client,
> > however, there's no built-in newsreader. Soooo, it took me a while to
> > find a functional newsreader (yes, I could use nn from the Unix
> > terminal, but no thanks). I finally settled on MT-NewsWatcher, basically
> > a repackaging of an old, but functional, Mac OS application in OS X
> > form. It works. At least I think it does.
> >
> > This is my first post with this client.
> >
> > Next step will probably be DSL. I've ordered a router (to connect OS X
> > and NT and the Asante bridge to the printer) and have been checking out
> > prices in NY metropolitan area. Might use Verizon. Cloud 9 has some nice
> > features, including 128/1.5 service and free backup dial-up. But they're
> > in White Plains. A friend on the coast (as in West) wants me to use
> > Westworld--she says they have an 800 number. Also I think Verizon may be
> > the cheapest of the bunch right now. I heard they lowered their prices.
> >
> > later.
> > Maybe I should post this on hardware?
>
>

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