TeleSpeed services (SDSL): 192. 384, 768, 1.1
TeleSpeed services (IDSL): 144
TeleSpeed services (ADSL): 1.5/384
- TeleSurfer loop provisioning is not near as strenuous as the TeleSpeed
one is. TeleSurfer loops are taken pretty much 'as-is', whereas TeleSpeed
loops get all the shit - bridge taps, repeaters, and other cheat devices
used by the ILEC to squeeze every little bit of distance out - stripped
off them. this is one reason why we offer no business level TeleSurfer
(too variable in line quality), and also why TeleSpeed costs more than
TeleSurfer for comparable speeds (more work goes into them).
- in practice, i have seen a large number of TeleSurfer orders with
loops in excess of the old 12,000 foot limit fail or perform at less than
the 80% we guarantee. for that reason, i offer a caveat to all customers
who have a pre-qual distance over 10,000 feet: your loop may not be able
to support TeleSurfer, and you won't be able to find out until well into
the order process (after the loop has been delivered). this can be
especially disappointing for the minority of users whose loops are
delivered *after* their Covad date. i don't tell folks this to discourage
them from ordering (though i realize it may have a dampening effect on
some), but more because i want them to get the straight dope.
- finally, there are the unavoidable situations where loop length ends
up being radically longer than pre-qual distance. a very small percentage
of loops, perhaps 0.5% if even that, will exceed pre-qual distance by 50%
or more. these suck, and all we can do is try to explain the reality (some
people are not terribly amenable to reality, especially day-traders) to
the customer
TeleSurfer services: 384/128 and 768/384
maximum loop length is 15,000 feet. this translates into a
pre-qual distance less than 11,500 feet, assuming a safe estimate of
loop length being approximately 30% longer than the pre-qual's map
distance.
- maximum loop length is 15,000 feet. see above.
- maximum loop length is 35,000 feet. again using the conservative end
of the 10-30% rule, this would mean a pre-qual distance under 27,000 feet.
- don't get if loop length is over 10,000