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On Thu, 2008-05-29 at 10:44 +0100, Tom Gidden wrote:
> There are so many variables and points-of-failure with ADSL, there's  
> just no way of telling.  You might be fine with miles of
> overstretched  
> pre-war doorbell wire bashed into crevices with sledgehammers, but
> on  
> the other hand, a one-foot length of gold-plated OFC-shielded
> armoured  
> nanotube cable bathed in liquid helium and kissed into existence by  
> kittens and angels might be inadequate if the signal from the
> exchange  
> just can't quite push it any further.

The gnomes aren't usually as fit as the pixies but their bigger pockets
more
than make up for it . Although i could do without their foul mouths.

Seriously though ADSL2 is a lot more fussy than the older ADSL so expect
problems with old wiring. Also old wiring is rarely shielded and can act
as
an antenna that pulls all kinds of electromagnetic crap on to the cables
which
normal voice telephony doesn't show so short is best.

+1 for not trusting filters 

Toodle-pip
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