Re: BellSouth (att?) with a clue in Raleigh, NC

[chris <tknchris () gmail com>]

919 is in fact the area I'm looking at. so far i've put together:

select areas can get att dsl up to 3mbit but its rare
select areas have uverse
select areas have centurylink(couldnt believe this but verified it from a
friend in cary, nc)
twc cable has good coverage over most of the area

all in all what a horrible lack of options really. i just started looking
into time warner, looks like they have some kind of wholesale offering:
http://wholesalecarrierservice.com/

crossing my fingers that the twc wholesale will fit my needs but not
holding my breath

i thank everyone for all their replies to this thread, there has been an
abundance of great information.

chris

On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 11:08 PM, LQ Marshall <qmarshall () inetspace net>wrote:

> There are a number of COs in RDU area and especially 919 area code which
> are
> reportedly at capacity. There has been little or no movement in upgrade
> "plans" at these locations (over years). Depending on which CO you are
> coming out of and your budget there are other options.
>
> FIOS is very rare in the 919 area as most of it (all?) is Bell South/ATT.
> U-Verse has limited coverage in the area.  IMOHO if you're looking for the
> sub $100 solution TWC is the way to go.
>
> gl
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Frank Bulk [mailto:frnkblk () iname com]
> Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2012 5:23 PM
> To: 'chris'
> Cc: NANOG list
> Subject: RE: BellSouth (att?) with a clue in Raleigh, NC
>
> Verizon is FiOS, AT&T has U-verse which is FTTC.
>
> Frank
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: chris [mailto:tknchris () gmail com]
> Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2012 8:34 PM
> To: Faisal Imtiaz
> Cc: NANOG list
> Subject: Re: BellSouth (att?) with a clue in Raleigh, NC
>
> Looks like no dice on uverse, says its not available. i thought uverse was
> fios though atleast that was my understanding. now im even more confused,
> how can att/bellsouth be the ILEC and have zero internet options at all but
> be offering pots? Only logical thing I can think of is distance from the CO
> making dsl a no-go but i cant get an actual qual to atleast confirm that :(
>
> On Sat, Mar 10, 2012 at 9:23 PM, Faisal Imtiaz <faisal () snappydsl net>
> wrote:
>
> > Google for their Uverse site and check if u can get it... They will do
> > Uverse (Internet only). Only if u order online....
> >
> > Faisal
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > On Mar 10, 2012, at 9:02 PM, chris <tknchris () gmail com> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I am trying to look into dsl in the RDU area and at&t customer
> > > service
> > has
> > > been exceedingly unhelpful only telling me "no service available, we
> have
> > > no idea when services will become available, check back periodically".
> > > I would atleast like to get an answer that theres no available
> > > capacity, its over the 18k limit of dsl, or some other logical
> > > answer. Is there anyone at bellsouth/att or one of their clec's who
> > > can help me do some qual's and hopefully also help get this delivered?
> > >
> > > i did some lookups on known pots in the area and came up with:
> > > LATA426
> > > NameR ALEIGH N CAROLINA
> > > Historical Region BellSouth
> > > Area Codes in LATA 919
> > > Carrier
> > > Common Name AT&T Southeast
> > > OCN 9417
> > > OCN Type RBOC
> > > Name Bellsouth Telecomm Inc dba Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph
> > > Abbreviation BELLSOUTH SO BELL DBA Southern Bell Telephone &
> > > Telegraph FKA Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph
> > >
> > >
> > > so im pretty sure im contacting the right telco just surprised that
> their
> > > customer service is offering pots but says no internet available, wtf?
> > >
> > > thanks for any info you can provide, chris