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From: tad@ssc.UUCP (Tad Cook)
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Subject: Re: Make Sprint Put it in Writing!
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Date: 20 Sep 90 16:46:47 GMT
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In article <12255@accuvax.nwu.edu>, halle@homxb.att.com (Jeffrey C
Halle) writes:

>  From article <12191@accuvax.nwu.edu>, by depolo@eniac.seas.upenn.edu
> (Jeff DePolo):

> > Having been using US Sprint from home (while still having AT&T at
> > work) since before US Telecom and GTE Sprint merged, I can honestly
> > say that their fiber optic network is second to none.  

> You mean the fiber network that they lease from AT&T?  Virtually all
> noise in a line is due to the CO and the drop, i.e. the copper from
> the CO to the network interface at the building.  The noise difference
> between the AT&T line at your office and the Sprint line at your home
> is due to Bell of PA equipment differences, not IEC differences.

This is BALONEY!  I have compared the two carriers with 10XXX access
from the same location, and Sprint has much better transmission
quality.

So if Sprint leases their fiber circuits from AT&T (?!), how come AT&T
can't get as good transmission quality as Sprint?
     
In article <12187@accuvax.nwu.edu>, rich@pro-exchange.cts.com (Rich
Sims) writes:

> For what it's worth, I tried Sprint ... it was more expensive than
> AT&T and the number of connection failures was *significantly* higher.
> Admittedly, the cost difference was probably caused by my calling
> patterns from down here in the southeast corner of the country out to
> the west coast.

WHAT?  How can this be?  Granted, the rate differences between toll
carriers these days are mighty small, but AT&T cheaper than Sprint?
Maybe he is comparing apples and oranges ... some AT&T discount package
against Sprint's regular rates?


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