Qwest's continually changing confusing array of DSL/ISP bundle offerings apply differently to business lines versus residential lines.
The current Qwest Choice DSL special for an existing business voice line is $15 per month. Note this their slow-speed DSL for "up to" 256kbs downstream and "up to" 256kbs upstream. Add $3 month for the Actiontec 1524 DSL/Gateway (or you need to purchase it directly from Qwest for $60). If you want Qwest as your ISP it will be $6.99 add'l (some specials offer Qwest ISP at $5 add'l) or you will need to sign-up thru a "Qwest DSL Ready ISP" (eg. EFN/Willamette). Qwest says they provide 24x7 voice support but don't believe it. Support is about as good as their goofy commercials. Anyone here ever had experience with DSL thru Integra and/or Advanced Telcom? Darren ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ben Barrett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "The Eugene Unix and GNU/Linux User Group's mail list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, February 09, 2004 2:24 PM Subject: Re: [eug-lug]near Eugene DSL questions > I thought qworst's line charge was ~$30/month, then you add on ISP costs. > > ...and being that the lowest DSL ISP monthlies I've seen were $20/month, I > had added up that cable internet is cheaper... but I'm guessing that you're > too far our, in pleasant hill, for that... > > Ben > > > On Mon, 09 Feb 2004 14:24:32 -0800 > Rick Faber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > | Hi John, Thanks, for the note, > | kinda my impression at the moment that if I have problems with my own > | modem it'll be hard to get any help.. > | > | Anyway, I wrote peak this morning, but haven't heard back, their > | pricing page suggests the quest charge is more than the current 15$ > | /mon. Do you know what the current rates really are? > | Thanks, again. > | > | Rick > | > | > | John Sechrest wrote: > | > | >Hi Rick. > | > > | >Yes. PEAK is possible in Eugene. > | > > | >The modem type has really depended on what the phone company > | >connected it to at the Dslam. We saw lots of variation based > | >on what was connected to what. For the most part with Qwest we lived > | >with what they sent out and it mostly worked fine. > | > > | > > | > > | > > | >Rick Faber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > | > > | > % Hi > | > % > | > % Sorta new here, and just realized that DSL is available at my house > | > % (pleasant hill). The current quest offer seems pretty reasonable. > | > % > | > % I have two basic questions. Is the quest modem/router (actiontec > | > 1524) % reasonable or should I look for a different one? Any > | > experiences? Hmm % I always tell people it depends on what you want to > | > do, so: I imagine% 3 or 4 desktops at home with different OS's, maybe > | > put the wireless % switch to use that I have sitting in my closet with a > | > latop and/or the % desktops. I don't *really* want to have a box to > | > manage as a firewall % unless it's unavoidable. > | > % > | > % > | > % Secondly, The choice of ISP. (Efn hasn't gotten back to me on cost - > | > % but a year or more ago they were out of my league) Anyone know if > | > % it's possible to use Peak (corvallis) or dsl-only.net or > | > % aracnet(spiritone) out of portland? Or any other local preferences. > | > % It'd be nice to have the static IP and no MSN ties... > | > % > | > % If there is a FAQ somewhere, please point me, but I couldn't find one. > | > % > | > % Thanks, Rick > | > % > | > % > | > % _______________________________________________ > | > % EuG-LUG mailing list > | > % [EMAIL PROTECTED] > | > % http://mailman.efn.org/cgi-bin/listinfo/eug-lug > | > > | >----- > | >John Sechrest . Helping people use > | > . computers and the Internet > | > . more effectively > | > . > | > . Internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > | > . > | > . > | > http://www.peak.org/~sechrest > | >_______________________________________________ > | >EuG-LUG mailing list > | >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > | >http://mailman.efn.org/cgi-bin/listinfo/eug-lug > | > > | > > | > | > | _______________________________________________ > | EuG-LUG mailing list > | [EMAIL PROTECTED] > | http://mailman.efn.org/cgi-bin/listinfo/eug-lug > > > -- > _______________________________________________ > EuG-LUG mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mailman.efn.org/cgi-bin/listinfo/eug-lug > _______________________________________________ EuG-LUG mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mailman.efn.org/cgi-bin/listinfo/eug-lug
