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New Reminds me of an old Steve Martin routine...
So now we have a two megabit circuit but no Internet. It's just like buying a T-1 line (E-1, actually -- the European data standard that runs at 2.048 megabits-per-second) for, say $30. But to turn that into an Internet connection, one end has to be plugged to an Internet backbone. There are many ways to do this. Put one end of the circuit at your business. Put one end at your school. Put one end in the machine room at a local ISP. [emphasis added]


And those "many ways to do this" would be...?

This toothsome morsel reminds me of the old Steve Martin routine on "How to Live on A Million Dollars": "Step 1: Getamilliondollars. Step 2: ...".

There's always a step in these grandiose plans that seem to equate to the "Then a Miracle Happens" step from high school Chemistry!

But I am curious, how do you get your dry copper pair attached to the Internet (without having to threaten bodily damage to the drones at the CO)?
jb4
(Enquiring minds want to know...)
New I think what he's saying is ...
"Put one end of the circuit at your business," and use your office's connection to work from home.

"Put one end at your school," and use your university's connection to get class notes.

"Put one end in the machine room at a local ISP," and make an arrangement with them for metered access.

Basically, if you know anyone who already has a high-speed connection, and they will let you use it, run a line from them to ... wherever. Of course, I expect the telcos to immediately clamp down on this through new contract terms if this ever takes off. Don't want ameteurs screwing with their QoS or anything.*


* Not that they would, but it just has to sound reasonable to a judge.
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New Lemme get this straight, then...
A "dry copper pair" is not just a link between your premises (for example) to the CO, but is a link from your premesis through the CO to some other place of your choice?
jb4
(Resistance is not futile...)
New Yes.
New I seeeee...Thanx for the clarafication!
jb4
(Resistance is not futile...)
     Cringely on how to be a socialist ISP - (DonRichards) - (14)
         Gaah -- he sez he's "friends" with "the *other* B.G."! :-( -NT - (CRConrad)
         known that dodge for years - (boxley) - (7)
             Know a guy in Kingston, Ont. that does this already - (jake123) - (6)
                 Communism and communism. - (static) - (2)
                     Totalitarian Socialism - (Brandioch) - (1)
                         My point exactly. -NT - (static)
                 Co-ops outlawed? - (inthane-chan) - (1)
                     na co-ops dont pay taxes so they stamp em out -NT - (boxley)
                 Huh? - (Arkadiy)
         Reminds me of an old Steve Martin routine... - (jb4) - (4)
             I think what he's saying is ... - (drewk) - (3)
                 Lemme get this straight, then... - (jb4) - (2)
                     Yes. -NT - (addison) - (1)
                         I seeeee...Thanx for the clarafication! -NT - (jb4)

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