Don't think anybody has reported this yet. If so, I'll delete.
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This is coming directly from several SBC support techs that have been helping people with their SBC DSL on the DSLReports forums for quite some time. I see no reason to doubt any of what they are saying.
Upload speeds are increasing starting October for new and existing SBC DSL customers. Upload speeds to become rate adaptive, with higher upload speed caps than before. For those of you who do not know, rate adaptive means that your upload sync speed will automatically be adjusted to the highest speed your DSL line will support, up to the new speed cap. For example, most lower priced SBC DSL packages currently have an upload speed cap of 128kbps. This speed cap will increase to 256kbps IF your DSL line will support the higher upload speed. If your line will not support a 256kbps upload sync speed, you will still be stuck at 128Kbps upload.
I believe pricing is to stay the same. No action is required for existing SBC DSL customers. Good deal for those looking for broadband or already have SBC DSL.
SBC Advanced Solutions, Inc. (SBC ASI) announces that it will be enhancing and consolidating its DSL Transport products to maximize upstream bandwidth and to simplify the DSL Transport speed-tiers. Effective October 25, 2003, for new connect orders, SBC ASI?s DSL Transport products will be enhanced and consolidated as follows:
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192 - 384Kbps X 128 - 256Kbps
192 - 1536Kbps X 128 - 256Kbps
384 ? 1536Kbps X 128 - 256Kbps
768 ? 1536Kbps X 256 - 384Kbps
384 - 416Kbps X 384 ? 416Kbps
1536 ? 4000Kbps X 384 - 416Kbps
4000 - 6000Kbps X 384 - 608Kbps
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Migration of Existing Circuits
Existing DSL circuits provisioned via Central Office (CO) DSLAM will be migrated to the enhanced/consolidated products. Migration plans for circuits provisioned via a Remote Terminal (RT) will be determined at a later date. Migrations will be done in bulk; SBC ASI will not accept requests to migrate specific end-users prior to the completion of the bulk migrations. SBC ASI does not anticipate any end user downtime associated with these migrations.
SBC ASI plans to begin migrating the existing circuits to the enhanced speed profiles beginning on or before October 25, 2003. The number of circuits in this set of migrations is very large, and SBC ASI expects to complete these migrations by the end of 2Q-04. SBC ASI will communicate further details regarding the product and profile migrations as additional information becomes available.
Ripped from DSLreports.com forums:
Linkified
This is coming directly from several SBC support techs that have been helping people with their SBC DSL on the DSLReports forums for quite some time. I see no reason to doubt any of what they are saying.
Upload speeds are increasing starting October for new and existing SBC DSL customers. Upload speeds to become rate adaptive, with higher upload speed caps than before. For those of you who do not know, rate adaptive means that your upload sync speed will automatically be adjusted to the highest speed your DSL line will support, up to the new speed cap. For example, most lower priced SBC DSL packages currently have an upload speed cap of 128kbps. This speed cap will increase to 256kbps IF your DSL line will support the higher upload speed. If your line will not support a 256kbps upload sync speed, you will still be stuck at 128Kbps upload.
I believe pricing is to stay the same. No action is required for existing SBC DSL customers. Good deal for those looking for broadband or already have SBC DSL.
SBC Advanced Solutions, Inc. (SBC ASI) announces that it will be enhancing and consolidating its DSL Transport products to maximize upstream bandwidth and to simplify the DSL Transport speed-tiers. Effective October 25, 2003, for new connect orders, SBC ASI?s DSL Transport products will be enhanced and consolidated as follows:
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192 - 384Kbps X 128 - 256Kbps
192 - 1536Kbps X 128 - 256Kbps
384 ? 1536Kbps X 128 - 256Kbps
768 ? 1536Kbps X 256 - 384Kbps
384 - 416Kbps X 384 ? 416Kbps
1536 ? 4000Kbps X 384 - 416Kbps
4000 - 6000Kbps X 384 - 608Kbps
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Migration of Existing Circuits
Existing DSL circuits provisioned via Central Office (CO) DSLAM will be migrated to the enhanced/consolidated products. Migration plans for circuits provisioned via a Remote Terminal (RT) will be determined at a later date. Migrations will be done in bulk; SBC ASI will not accept requests to migrate specific end-users prior to the completion of the bulk migrations. SBC ASI does not anticipate any end user downtime associated with these migrations.
SBC ASI plans to begin migrating the existing circuits to the enhanced speed profiles beginning on or before October 25, 2003. The number of circuits in this set of migrations is very large, and SBC ASI expects to complete these migrations by the end of 2Q-04. SBC ASI will communicate further details regarding the product and profile migrations as additional information becomes available.