I talked to someone at Bell South the other day. They said that the more people in a rural area that call Bell South or write them, the faster thay will get it in our rural areas. Their phone number is 1-888-321-2375, and if you want to write them as well, the address to write to is:

Bell South
1155 Peachtree Street
Atlanta, GA 30309

I sound obsessive, but I am. Try going to school online with a dialup connection. You can't imagine the download time and the time spent online researching.

I don't mean to be a pest, I'm just going down every avenue possible to get Bell South's attention. If anyone lives in the middle of nowhere and can't get dsl, write or call them, PLEASE!

Thanks,
Sam Newton

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Originally posted by snewton5:
I talked to someone at Bell South the other day. They said that the more people in a rural area that call Bell South or write them, the faster thay will get it in our rural areas. Their phone number is 1-888-321-2375, and if you want to write them as well, the address to write to is:

Bell South
1155 Peachtree Street
Atlanta, GA 30309

I sound obsessive, but I am. Try going to school online with a dialup connection. You can't imagine the download time and the time spent online researching.

I don't mean to be a pest, I'm just going down every avenue possible to get Bell South's attention. If anyone lives in the middle of nowhere and can't get dsl, write or call them, PLEASE!

Thanks,
Sam Newton

I'm sorry to break the bad news to you, Sam, but DSL service is not technologically feasible in sparely populated rural areas as things stand now. With Asymmetrical DSL service (most common), you must live within 18,000 feet of your central office. Service speeds deteriorate as you get further away from the central office. Obviously, the 18,000 feet limit means that most rural customers aren't able to get DSL.

Your central office is the location from which your telephone is switched. They typically serve thousands of customers at one place because the switching equipment is quite expensive. Consequently, you're not going to be getting DSL any time soon no matter how much pressure you put on BellSouth.

If you want to read a good short primer on how DSL service works, check out the link below.

How DSL Works

[quote]Your central office is the location from which your telephone is switched. They typically serve thousands of customers at one place because the switching equipment is quite expensive. Consequently, you're not going to be getting DSL any time soon no matter how much pressure you put on BellSouth. One of the first question bellsouth ask me was where i lived.I now have broadband it was cheaper and faster.But bellsouth customer service was first rate.Any time i had a problem they were on it

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Sam Newton

Hang in there. My parents live in no mans land and they are getting it soon.