Uh, because they do not and will not provide DSL out here where I 
live?...  Sorry, Hal, I don't mean to sound sarcastic, but I have been 
calling them, harassing the clerks for _years_ and the answer is always 
"no."  Sometimes it's -- shall we say -- a rather more emphatic No...  
Seems I am more than three miles from their central station, or 
whatever.  If I get a more positive answer, it's that "... but we're 
working on it..."  <pthhhh!>

Fair?  Of course not!  Acceptable?  Again, of course not!  I guess my 
only option is to keep my land line and go with a satellite service  for 
high-speed, except that I simply can't afford both...  :::sigh:::

:-(  Joyce in SE Ohio

Hal Seabolt wrote:
> Joyce,
>  Since you have Verizon, why not go with their DSL
> service? 
>   

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