resolv.conf questions

[Robert Heller]

At Tue, 13 Aug 2019 09:01:22 -0500 "Ubuntu user technical support,  not for general discussions" <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com> wrote:

> 
> >>Statistically means numbers. Here they are:  https://broadbandnow.com/DSL 90% coverage...
> Im calling bs on this coverage. DSL may be offered 'virtually
> everywhere' but only
> in name. Between ill maintained lines, outdated and weathered lines,
> dsl isnt not
> a realistic option. This (my opinion) only applies to the density of
> cities where there
> are lots of potential customers for the phone company to target. This
> is not true
> outside of cities throughout the midwest. Not with DSL.

DSL *maxes* at 3MB/Sec (this is the *technical* limitiation). DSL IS NOT
"Broadband" (as defined by the FCC -- Broadband is 25Mbits or greater). It
only works within 18,000 wire feet of the CO (assuming of course that the
copper is any good). Probably all CO's are DSL capable at this time -- so
what. This is meaningless for almost all *rural* areas, since most rural
customers are more the 18,000 wire feet from the CO and are are served by
"concentrators", most of which do not include DSLAMs (needed to support DSL).
DSL is actually obsolete techology and DSL *equipment* is no longer made. Oh,
and Verizon is phasing it out.

The *private* sector will only implement true broadband in places with a dense
enough population base (Comcast's rule-of-thumb is 15 houses per mile, the
other providers are probably similar). Oh, and then there will be a
"monopoly", where the population is pretty much at the mercy of the provider.
So even in the dense urban areas, what passes for Internet service is often
"crap" (by world standards). The USA has been "falling behind" for decades and
will likely continue to do so. 

For areas of lower density, you are "out of luck" -- the *only* option will be
public funding, typically Municipally owned fiber optic networks. And that
requires a willingness to raise taxes...  But when the local population "bites 
the bullet" and votes to raise the money, they end up with better service than 
is available in the urban areas.




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