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From: Jeff Miles [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2007 12:48 AM
Subject: Re: [CGUYS] I'm so confused...need simple instructions. was:Re:
[CGUYS] ATT DSL ok? Update
I'm the furthest from
Mike said:
It's only anecdotal but I've heard from many people across the
country with
DSL that they almost always get the lesser service then what they
pay for on
average. This is exactly what she described. When she dropped it
to the
service she was actually getting, the actual speed
I know this goes against what the cable company says, and what we all
believe, but the last few times I've had a problem with my cable
connection I've had to use the opposite turn on order to get it going
again. Yes, I'm saying I turned on the router and then the modem.
If nothing else works,
I decided to go ahead and set up the ATT DSL and see if I liked it.
I had signed up for the elite service which was to give me up to
6000kb/s. Of course she didn't tell me up to but said I'd get 6000
kb/s. I managed to figure out how to turn off the wireless in the
ATT modem so I could
You can have both, but after the AT$T experience I'd say dump it. The
problems you are having are not unusual..AT$T's motto is 'we aren't happy
till you aren't happy.' I didn't make that up, I stole it from a podcast.
If your cable modem is like mine it has several lights. One of them should
Paula,
For getting cable set back up, here are some thoughts for simple steps:
1. Turn off the Cable Modem.
2. Turn off the Apple Airport Extreme router.
3. Turn on the Cable Modem.
4. Look for the Cable Modem light to indicate it is connected. On mine, it
is the cable light of the four.
5.
Mike said:
.AT$T's motto is 'we aren't happy
till you aren't happy.'
Funny but sad. I will say that everyone I worked with was very nice
and tried hard to make sure everything was going as it
should...tho they did screw up the initial order requiring me to
cancel everything and start
I'm the furthest from an expert, but in the past have dabbled in both
the DSL and Cable. I've stuck with cable. I have absolutely no
qualifications in this, but only what I've been told. Cable works in
blocks and depending on how many people are connected to your block at
the time you are
confused...need simple instructions. was:Re:
[CGUYS] ATT DSL ok? Update
I'm the furthest from an expert, but in the past have dabbled in both the
DSL and Cable. I've stuck with cable. I have absolutely no qualifications
in this, but only what I've been told. Cable works in blocks
No worries on that end, filter is in the right place.
Mike
On Dec 11, 2007 3:34 PM, Mike Sloane [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
You do realize that the filter goes on the voice line, not the data
line, right? I am not trying to be sarcastic - it is an easy mistake to
make.
Mike
mike wrote:
It could be, I've been meaning to do some rearranging of my phone
lines and I'll probably set it up the way you have it.
mike
On 12/11/07, Tom Piwowar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I've tried 3 different filters. No go.
Maybe something else is going wrong? This is just a simple low pass
filter
How differently each of us sees things. I was forced into 1.5mbit
over a year ago and have been suffering ever since. I can't do more
then one thing at a time. I used to download all my podcasts in a
minute or so, now i'm waiting almost an hour for all of them to update
one or two at a time
you don't have to change your setup, you can set the dsl modem up in DMZ
mode...essentially making it a straight passthru device like a cable modem.
Mike
On Dec 12, 2007 6:38 PM, Paula Minor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The box with my DSL ATT stuff arrived today and Im not sure I'm
going to even
That is also what I had to do with my DSL modem (Westel) and it
worked like a charm afterwards.
You have to find the right tech person to help you, or look up the
settings in the book.
Stewart
At 07:43 AM 12/13/2007, you wrote:
I had a similar situation and I was able to put the DSL modem
I had a similar situation and I was able to put the DSL modem into
bridge mode and bypass its router/firewall functions entirely. Of
course, I had my own router/firewall I used in its place. Finding out
how to get the modem into bridge mode did take some research.
on Wed, 12 Dec, Paula
Rev. Stewart Marshall
Let me correct myself DSL modems are different than
Cable modems.
Why doesn't he just remove the antennas?
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Take care | This clown speaks for himself, his job doesn't
Wayne D. | supply this, at least not directly
Measure with micrometer, mark with chalk, cut with
Paula Minor
Wayne D:
Why doesn't he just remove the antennas?
I think you're talking to me, Wayne. There are no
antennas to remove on the ATT modem. An ATT guy
came today to check my line and turn
snip
Well that answers that question ... nothing to remove.
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Take care | This clown
Rev. Stewart Marshall
Because it is still acting as a router and can interfere
with another router/wireless access point.
What needs to be done is turn the routing function off
in the DSL modem and set it as bridge so it gets logged
in by the router (ppoe?) and then the router handles
all
mike [EMAIL PROTECTED] escribió:
Qwest. One of my friends who is on cox cable and lives about two miles away
gets regular download speeds of 12mbit. I count myself lucky if I get 1.
We had some problems last year with Verizon DSL basic service. It was
slow, dropping off, after having it
The box with my DSL ATT stuff arrived today and Im not sure I'm
going to even try to install it. I hadn't realized that their modem
was also the wireless box. I have NO intention of redoing my
wireless network again. I just bought...and lovean Airport
extreme and want to use it.
Let me correct myself DSL modems are different than Cable modems.
Stewart
At 08:22 PM 12/12/2007, you wrote:
NO!
DSL modems are completely different than DSL modems.
You need to contact ATT and see about getting a plain jane DSL
modem. I can understand them wanting you to use theirs and I
I use Verizon DSL, so I can't address the service question. As for DSL itself,
I have no complaints - fast (relative to the dial-up modem it replace) and so
far trouble-free (we've been on it for about a year).
Interference with the phone is eliminated by in-line noise filters. Though the
I have DSL but not ATT DSL. DSL is slower then cable, so if speed is what
you are after I'd stick with cable. Also in my case, the line noise filters
don't work very well. Qwest will do nothing about the lack of speed, line
noise or that I pay a horrendous amount for what I'm getting.
Mike
On
I had to call ATT for a question about my phone bill and they talked
me into trying out their DSL internet. It was cheaper than comcast
cable so I agreed to try it out. Does anyone have any experience
with it?
I use Verizon at home and office. Works fine. My impression is that the
kinks
I have DSL but not ATT DSL. DSL is slower then cable, so if speed is what
you are after I'd stick with cable.
DSL *can be* faster. In practice it is often a lot slower. DSL bandwith
is dedicated to you and is throttled back to give you the speed you pay
for. Cable is shared so your speed
I've tried 3 different filters. No go.
Maybe something else is going wrong? This is just a simple low pass
filter that keeps the high frequency signal away from the phones.
At my house instead of fussing with lots of filters I just used one at
the head end to split off POTS from the data
I have Verizon DSL in northwestern NJ, and the service is excellent, no
problems with voice interfering with date or visa versa. Neither Cable
nor FIOS are option in my rural area, but I am more than satisfied with
the line speed (about 1.5 mb/sec down and about half that up). And since
I get
You do realize that the filter goes on the voice line, not the data
line, right? I am not trying to be sarcastic - it is an easy mistake to
make.
Mike
mike wrote:
I've tried 3 different filters. No go.
Mike
On Dec 11, 2007 12:36 PM, Tom Piwowar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have DSL but
DSL *can be* faster. In practice it is often a lot slower. DSL
bandwith
is dedicated to you and is throttled back to give you the speed you
pay
for. Cable is shared so your speed depends on who you are sharing
with.
As we have seen recently with Comcast, it can also be limited in
various
How differently each of us sees things. I was forced into 1.5mbit
over a year ago and have been suffering ever since. I can't do more
then one thing at a time. I used to download all my podcasts in a
minute or so, now i'm waiting almost an hour for all of them to update
one or two at a time
ATT tried to do the same to me. I figured that I would be getting
something
more reliable, but slower. I opted to wait until FIOS was in the
neighborhood. It may be worthwhile to you to have the reliability
over the
speed.
--
John DeCarlo, My Views Are My Own
No, John, speed is
Qwest. One of my friends who is on cox cable and lives about two miles away
gets regular download speeds of 12mbit. I count myself lucky if I get 1.
Mike
On Dec 11, 2007 6:48 PM, Paula Minor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
How differently each of us sees things. I was forced into 1.5mbit
over a
Recently this past summer, I signed up for my local Telco's 6 mp DSL
Internet service.
Got the modem, hooked it up, changed the router info to log me in
automatically, and I was off to the races one small program. Drop
offs. Every so often I would drop off. My messenger programs would
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