Charles I am about 1/3 mile off the blacktop road. The phone lines (that I do not use) were put down in the 50's or 60's. I am not sure which. I will never get UVerse, cable or anything similar but I am happy with the DSL. It is about the same speeds. I just need to play around and figure out when it is most congested and work around that for when i work. Not a problem for me. But no more getting up at 2 am for Windows updates or anything else that needs updating. The amount I am saving is a big deal for me.