Well, I have what used to be speakeasy.
My modem died once, and they sent me a <mumble> brand as a replacement. While I was waiting, I went to Goodwill and found a <mumble2> modem, which I bought and used until the replacement from Speakeasy showed up. So I’ve used at least 2 different manufacturer’s DSL modems and they’ve worked fine, so if you can find a loaner to try you might be able to get something working that way (I might even be willing to let you try mine, but I need it back because I want to always have a spare ready to go). I should comment that my DSL modems do NOT have a router built in - you need IPCop or a netgear firewall/router (which I also have laying around…) in between your DSL and your home network. Perhaps it’s the firewall/router that is the weak point of these other modems. Rusty From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Derek Trotter Sent: Monday, February 18, 2013 1:00 AM To: Main PLUG discussion list Subject: Re: My battle with Earthlink Earthlink sent me a zyxel modem. AT&T sent me one from netgear. On 02/18/2013 12:36 AM, Wayne Davis wrote: I have CenturyLink... And a Actiontec C1000a VDSL modem. Actiontec SUCKS. I HAD to put it into bridge mode to get it to NOT hang as you described. It would simply go mind-dead, but NOT completely. Not only that, it would throw an error when accessing the built-in webpage. Would randomly decide NOT to save settings you gave it. JUST F'ing TRASH! Tried THREE different BRAND-NEW modems and they ALL did / do it. Worst piece of garbage I've ever had the displeasure of owning. Wayne --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss -- "I get my copy of the daily paper, look at the obituaries page, and if I’m not there, I carry on as usual." Patrick Moore
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