> > Keep in mind that the only distance that matters is the length of the cable that runs from the Central Office (CO) to their home. The CO is that big metal box I mentioned...I knew there was a proper name for it but I couldn't remember what it was until today.
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> > I lived right smack in the middle of a large city and I couldn't get DSL for a long time because I was a few hundred yards over the limit. The CO was maybe 500 feet from my house, but because the cables from the CO to my house were laid in some weird fashion, I was too far.
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> Do those distances apply to the more expensive business DSL?
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> The CO in our neighborhood is .8 of a mile from our house. I'm assuming that's the big green thing with all of the wires and a chain link fence. It's been there two or three years and I've been wondering what it was.
> Howard

Yes, the distances apply regardless of whether you're getting residential or business DSL.