From: "Glenn Meadows" 

Why?  If that's the only Broadband available in your area, most people just
bite the bullet and take the Cable path.  Simple, easy, etc.

The problem with DSL, as others have mentioned, you have to be within a
certain distance from the Central Office for DSL to be operable, OR there
has to be a large enough potential subscriber base for them to install a
remote DSLAM (the business end of the DSL).

I don't know anything about the area where you live, but if it's more
sparsely populated, it's entirely possible you're outside the coverage
area.

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Glenn M.
"Ellen K."  wrote in message
news:ihflp2l2lub207kidl63gosaludc1slbd3{at}4ax.com...
> Got back a form-letter email so far due to the holiday.  I think the PUC
> would be very interested to learn about this...
>
> The thing is, there are multiple wireless networks within a few blocks
> of my house.  (For awhile I was freeloading on one of them, before they
> secured it.)  Hard to believe all those folks would be on cable...
>
> On Mon, 01 Jan 2007 22:46:58 -0500, Mike N. 
> wrote in message :
>
>>On Mon, 01 Jan 2007 16:56:15 -0800, Ellen K.

>>wrote:
>>
>>>On Friday I
>>>tried calling "customer service" and was told  I
can't sign up for high
>>>speed internet unless I already have an sbc.com email address, which
>>>made so little sense that I just hung up.
>>>
>>>Anybody know anything about this?
>>
>>  While I don't know specifically, there are some wild possibilities.
>>
>> Did you previously check your phone number their web site and see that it
>>qualified?    If so, just keep calling back until you get someone with a
>>clue :-)
>>
>>   If not, it may be that you are located too far from their nearest point
>>(more than 2 to 3 miles,   depending on their equipment).   The ad on the
>>bill was sent to everyone to frustrate those too far from the Telco remote
>>station.
>

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