ADSL - This is confusing me.

[Paul Hjul]

Please.... not here! Start a new thread and let the games begin!

Ahhhh come on there is so much to be said on this one
only some of which is nasty about Telkom

 

[MickeyD]

Oops, did not think that would be a sensitive issue.

It's one of the primary reasons why MyBB was formed!!

 

[LaraC]

a) is rental for the wire between your house and the telephone exchange. The ADSL service uses that wire, and it connects to the phone exchange using a DSLAM.

From there you need to connect to the internet. You use an ISP for that. It's a separate payment.

I think Arthur explained it quite well, it is DSLAM equipment at the exchange you are renting and not the line.

 

[Arthur]

Indeed. MyBB was conceived and born as a child of war. This is a liberation struggle.

 

[Arthur]

I think Arthur explained it quite well, it is DSLAM equipment at the exchange you are renting and not the line.

You also pay rent on the little pieces of Zambia between the DSLAM/MSAN and your phone plug. Nothing is for free.

 

[MickeyD]

I think Arthur explained it quite well, it is DSLAM equipment at the exchange you are renting and not the line.

 

[LaraC]

You also pay rent on the little pieces of Zambia between the DSLAM/MSAN and your phone plug. Nothing is for free.

Is that not the POTS part?

 

[MickeyD]

Source: http://mybroadband.co.za/news/telec...-surprising-copper-network-plans-sources.html

 

[Paul Hjul]

Source: http://mybroadband.co.za/news/telec...-surprising-copper-network-plans-sources.html

1 year, 2 days and counting
still in the imminent phase of things

Now if only this was part of a serious decision by Telkom to properly do a wholesale / retail separation and facilities leasing structure construction we could really see improvements in fixed broadband and Telkom could move forward

 

[Arthur]

Is that not the POTS part?

It's all in the frequencies. The POTS part (ie voice) is for sending voice up and down the wire. ADSL uses higher frequencies in the same line, and the information is digitally encoded rather than analogue. Which is why you can do both ornery POTS voice as well as ADSL down the same wire at the same time. VDSL is the same as ADSL; it just uses higher frequencies to push more bits 'n bytes down the same wire.

 

[LaraC]

It's all in the frequencies. The POTS part (ie voice) is for sending voice up and down the wire. ADSL uses higher frequencies in the same line, and the information is digitally encoded rather than analogue. Which is why you can do both ornery POTS voice as well as ADSL down the same wire at the same time. VDSL is the same as ADSL; it just uses higher frequencies to push more bits 'n bytes down the same wire.

Thanks Arthur, its crystal clear now.

 

[Defirence680]

It's not a problem guys, you can continue discussing.

 

[Arthur]

It's not a problem guys, you can continue discussing.

Another Latinist, I see.

 

[Defirence680]

Lol I don't speak Latin, I speak English, Afrikaans, Svenska (Swedish) and Русский (Russian) but no Latin sorry.

 

[Defirence680]

I just phoned Telkom (10210) and one of the reps said that even if I do have the grey box installed I still have to pay the R584.70 to install a new one. Oh well, time to start saving.

 

[Defirence680]

But then again there was an option for R194 per month and you get a free line installation. But then you are paying for something you don't use. (I don't call on landlines).