QUOTE(Moogle Stiltzkin @ May 17 2007, 10:36 PM)
OMFG !!!!! GUESS WHAT.
From tmpoint they said my place is outside the 3 km range from the exchange point.
Guess by how much ? I'm 4 km away from the exchange point. Just a measly 1 km !!! WTF !
Adsl 8 mbps can reach 18,000 ft (5,500 m) so how come i am not covered
The chart comparison
http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/vdsl3.htmYou appear to have misunderstood the table. ADSL maximum theoretical speed is 8mbps although IIRC this speed is only ever achieved in lab conditions. Maximum distance is 5.5km (although the maximum distance depends on several factors like line quality).
ADSL (indeed all DSL) drops off over distance due to line attentuation. Take a look at this graph
http://www.internode.on.net/adsl2/graph/. Make sure you read the text. This is theoretical only. In reality, in all countries no one reaches the theoretical because no one has a perfect line. Indeed, I would say 2.5mbps would be very good for a 4km line. 1 'measly' km makes a very big difference when you consider the maximum theoretical distance of 5.5km. Your line can probably achieve higher then 1mbps but Telekom I presume is only willing to subscribe people who's line can probably achieve close to 4mbps otherwise there will be no end of complaints. Indeed, I suspect they may reject customers if they find they can't achieve a desirable speed even if within distance...
As you might notice from the graph, things aren't actually getting much better for people with a resonably long line even with newer standards. The graph doesn't show but VDSL2 can achieve up to 50 mbps at 0.5 km but at 1.6 km it's about the same as ADSL2+.
From memory, some people are no longer capped at the line but instead capped at the IP level. If you're not capped at the line then you will know if you can achieve 4mbps or not. It's still unclear but if Telekom is using ADSL2+ then you might achieve a bit higher speed but if your speed is like 2mbps, don't expect it to get much better with ADSL2+...
Your only hope really is that Telekom will eventually install another exchange so you aren't so far from it....
This post has been edited by Nil Einne: May 18 2007, 12:04 AM 
May 17 2007, 09:46 PM
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