[SGVLUG] DSL: static or faster?

[Emerson, Tom (*IC)]

Yes, I just read a similar thread - sounds like it *might* work up to 3mbs, but would not handle the 6 meg and higher or "ADSL-2-" (?) technology.  Fun reading the original manual again - I "forgot" there is a web-page accessible within the modem, I should check on it some time soon...

it might be interesting to consider true "ATM" (ATMF?) access - apparently the ATM port on the alcatel 1000 runs at 25.something megabits/second while the ethernet is limited to 10 megabits.  (still, both are faster than offerings up to 6 or 7 megabits...)  The ATM option, however, infers that the "modem" simply acts as a pass-through device to ATM traffic "on the wire", so I presume (?) that ATM service to the home would be at 25+ megabits...

One can dream :)

> -----Original Message----- Of matti
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> a question others had at dsl reports
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> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r23726292-Can-an-old-Alcatel-1000-handle-ATT-Elite-speeds
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