On Aug 24, 2005, at 6:22 AM, James Fraser wrote:
on 8-21-05 4:32 PM, Danielle Sellers at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I live in the burs of Des Moines, Iowa. No mountains here to block
reception of anything. Qwest is less than 3 miles from here. But they
still will not upgrade to the higher 1.5 DSL and seem they do not
have
the intention of doing so in the near future.
I'm curious: what do you mean the "higher 1.5 DSL?"
In my neck of the woods (SF Bay Area), SBC sells DSL at *up to* 1.5
Mbps for
their Express (basic) package. What speed does Qwest say you'll
get "up to"
in your area? 512Kbps or something?
Possibly the single most wired corner of the planet after the Ginza.
Gawd, I'll bet you even pay less than $50 a month for that basic
package, right? YOUR neck of the woods bears little relationship to
most of the rest of the country, unfortunately.
Do they at least offer a minimum speed that they have to meet or
you can
cancel your contract without penalty?
"This is Qworst. Yer lucky ta get any bits per second, yah ungrateful
clod! Any more lip from yah and we'll re-route your mom's phone line
to Donna's Love Emporium and Massage Parlor, then charge her $75 to
switch it back! Now just shut up, you <bleep>, qwityerbitchin, and
pay your bill!"
<Across town your mom's phone starts ringing...>
That, freely translated, is Qwest's standard answer.
This is why, in the beginning of this thread, nearly everyone said
"To fix your DSL modem get cable."
For another wonderful tale of DSL fun, try this:
<http://www.gnomesane.org/story.php/view/4/>
This is a friend's story of getting support for her DSL service...
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