Re: Help! ATT DSL Sales Weird Math

hhmmm - which newsgroup does this really belong ???
not sure -
anyway, try DSLreports for any ATT discussions.
http://www.dslreports.com/forums/58


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Perplexed@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
Today I made the mistake of calling ATT to get a simple question
answered before buying their "Basic" 768K DSL. After one of
those nightmarish jack-arounds that lasted for nearly twenty
minutes without getting my question answered, I hung up on the
creep and didn't buy...but listen to what he told me, during what
was one of the most relentless bait-and-switch efforts I have EVER
encountered:

The 768K Basic DSL is "only slightly faster than dialup." [!!!]

ATT's site says "10X faster than dialup."

Who's lying at ATT?

But a nominal 768K DSL should be almost 15X faster than a nominal
54K v.90 modem (especially in advertising puffery), right?

Can anyone explain this mystery math?

Thanks!

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BTW, you do realize that ADSL download and upload have different speeds ?
and that a modem is "usually" running at 33.6...
unless one end is a digital termination.

So 10x is about right for upload,
and 22x for download
or 15x for combined :)

ATT website snipet ---->

Our AT&T High Speed Internet Basic is up to 10x faster than dial-up-at a
great low price.
A great package for those who use the Internet primarily for email and small
downloads of 1MB or less.
More customers have chosen AT&T than any other high-speed Internet
provider.*

IP Address: 1 Dynamic
Downstream Speed: Up to 768 Kbps
Upstream Speed: Up to 384 Kbps


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