Toronto FreeNet stable now; wish it were co-op, tho

[Lennart Sorensen]

On Tue, Dec 02, 2003 at 04:07:19PM -0500, Taavi Burns wrote:
> I'm in the same boat as you.  I have a friend who works the helpdesk
> for Telus in Alberta, and they do not offer such a service there.
> 
> It's technically feasible (no reason you can't run DSL on "dry copper"), they
> just "don't do it."  I suspect Bell/other DSL providers are the same.
> 
> 
> (now you see, the funny part is that my phone line isn't "dry"...it actually
> HAS a dialtone...it just won't let you dial anyone but Bell's sales department.)
> 
> I should probably go ask them or something.

I would think the line will let you call *whatever it is to activate a
line, AND 911.  I think the 911 access was a reason they started leaving
a dial tone on unused lines.  The simpler activation method is probably
another reason.

Now can users of Sprint phone lines get DSL yet?

Lennart Sorensen
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