This was a few months ago but I just started thinking about it again and got curious.
I was on a 6 Mbps plan and could never get the full speed. I live a ways away from the CO but still close enough I should be able to get a full 6Mbps no problem. After much troubleshooting and getting no where I had a tech come out. He tested the lines for a good 2 hours and told me the local loop is too long to actually get the advertised speed, so he dropped me down to 3.5 so I wasn't paying for what I couldn't get. He did tell me that he is on the same loop as me and lives right across the street from the CO and can only get the 3.5 Mbps like me. The local loop goes on for 26 spans apparently.
My question is why does the overall loop length matter if i'm close enough to the CO to get that advertised speed? I always thought phone lines went from the CO straight to your house and the speeds you could get depended on the exact distance from the CO. Can someone explain to me how this works?
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