I have SBC Yahoo DSL. I pay 25 a month for it. Once I got a linksys router, and dumped all their software the thing has been a dream. The router takes care of maintaining the connection as well as sharing the connection with all my computers.
Dennis McGrath --- Bernie Corrigan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dennis - > > I went through the same crap with Qwest. They > called their software a "soft gateway" and their system > wouldn't run without it. It was a dial up DSL service > instead of the always on DSL. I dumped them and got > a full refund of everything I'd paid them. > > Qwest had this happen with so many customers that > they abandoned the "soft gate" in this area. Now DSL is > full time and can go from the modem into a router instead > of needing a computer. Qwest's software was a disaster > area. It took over computers completely and came up over > the complete desktop and could make the host computer > completely unusable. > > Cable usually offers way better and faster service > for about the same price. I have Comcast 3.6 megabit for > about $45 / month. Once it was installed there were no > further problems and it requires no special software as > it is plain ole ethernet. > > Bernie > > > At 06:14 PM 11/22/2004 -0500, you wrote: > >I have a new DSL service and have had a number of problems. > > > >I dislike programs which take over your PC as though they're the > only > >software you will ever want to use.... (V#R#Z#N would be the > encrypted name.) > > > >I tried to disable the Online support center which takes forever to > load. I > >went to MSConfig and clicked off this start up option, but it still > rears > >its ugly head. > > > >They only support Outlook and Netscape for email and I like Eudora. > So, I > >am only able to receive email on DSL and must use dail up for > outbound. > >I've tried all the different SMTP changes and still no luck. > > > >Any help appreciated. > > > >Dennis > >***** > >Dennis Fleming > >IISCO > >http://www.TheBestCMMS.com > >Phone: 570 775-7593 > >Mobile: 570 351-5290 > > > > > > --- RBASE-L ================================================ TO POST A MESSAGE TO ALL MEMBERS: Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Don't use any of these words as your Subject: INTRO, SUBSCRIBE, UNSUBSCRIBE, SEARCH, REMOVE, SUSPEND, RESUME, DIGEST, RESEND, HELP) ================================================ TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message SUBJECT, put just one word: INTRO ================================================ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message SUBJECT, put just one word: UNSUBSCRIBE ================================================ TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message SUBJECT, put just one word: SEARCH-n (where n is the number of days). In the message body, place any text to search for. ================================================
