to cut the pair dead to the field.
DSL cannot be "amplified" so I don't have a clue what he installed. I taught DSL for several years.
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Embarq tells me I am within the distance to get dsl, albeit at the end of the line. They sent me the modem and a lineman came out. Once we got it set up, it downloaded at 56 - 66 kbs, uploaded at around 236 kbs. The lineman said I was just too far away and took the modem back with him. After some research, my next door neighbor is able to download at 1.4 something mbs. She then said that our other neighbor who is an Embarq lineman put something on the pole in front of her property. He told her not to call and try to get dsl before he told her too. So she waited, he did whatever he did, and voila, they both have good fast connections. She said he told her he wished he had not told me that because he could get in trouble. What could he have done at the pole to enable them to get it? They are both signed on for 1.5 service, Embarq says I can get 768. I am going to try again with another modem from Embarq. What do I need to tell the lineman when he comes?

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