Long story short, I received flier in mail back in January stating I qualified for 20Mbps in my area (http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r29788653-Embarq-Bonded-DSL-Worth-Getting). I contacted the TalkToUs folks who confirmed I was eligible for the upgrade and that it was provided via bonded DSL. I finally caved and put in the order last week. The install was scheduled for today, but I was notified today that a local technician confirmed my "line conditions do not support bonded" and the upgrade was cancelled. (The fact that it took until the day of the install to determine I couldn't get service is an argument for another day :uhh:)
I'm currently on the 10Mbps ADSL plan and it's been rock solid for the most part. What kind of "line conditions" would they mean? One would think that if I'm able to sustain 10Mbps, there should be no issue with adding the other pair for bonded at 10Mbps.
That being said, I've been plagued with high evening latency for the past few weeks (http://www.dslreports.com/smokeping?target=9005ad1af39b13f91354681e7d676556.Kansas). I'm wondering if "line conditions" is a simple way of saying my "DSLAM and/or circuits further up the line are overloaded and we'd rather not increase the capacity."
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