Are there restrictions to getting Consolidated Communications DSL service?
Yes, due to restrictions of the currently available technology, customers must live within about 15,000 feet of their central telephone switching office, and their telephone line must be qualified to carry the DSL signal. Not all customers served by DSL-equipped central offices will qualify for DSL service. Eventually, the evolution of network technology will allow us to reach the small percentage of customers who are on the most distant ends of our local networks./\ TOP Hardware and Software requirements: Are IP assignments on DSL static or dynamic? • Dynamic address: This IP address assigned is to a customer automatically via DHCP or PPP, and the customer is NOT guaranteed the same IP each time. If DHCP used, the IP address is leased for a given period, after which the customer must renew and could possibly get the same IP. If PPP is used, the IP stays the same until the DSL line or modem goes down, at which time they must re-authenticate to get a new IP address. • Static address: Th
