The truth about DSL resellers

[Solidify]

I found an article online and it cleared some things up. I was planning on switching to this ISP because it's really cheap but not anymore.

"In the DSL world, a reseller is a virtual ISP, it takes your order, and passes it to a real ISP. You may not be told which ISP is actually providing your line.
Resellers are not recommended because

• You are another step away from the people who support your line
• A reseller will normally find the cheapest ISP, which is probably not the ISP you would have picked
• A reseller cannot adequately support you, and yet you are not allowed to contact the real ISP either.
• A reseller may not be in business for the long term, and may be hard to contact if there are problems
• The ISP that controls your line may go broke, and disconnect you, even though you are paying on time."

I figure it's worth sharing considering I thought I knew quite a bit but still didn't know how DSL resellers work.

 

[Tyler-]

Seems interesting, what does DSL stand for?

 

[Solidify]

Seems interesting, what does DSL stand for?

Appearantly, Digital Subscriber Line.

 

[Please ban me!! FUCKK.]

Seems interesting, what does DSL stand for?

Digital subscriber line: a generic name for digital lines that are provided by telephone companies to their local subscribers and that carry data at high speeds.

 

[Tyler-]

Ah fair enough, never heard of these before.