Today at 4:21pm, Chris Wood said: >Ross Werner wrote: >> Qwest offers 256Kbps up/down for $15/month according to their web site, no >> activation charge and you can rent a modem for $3/month. They also have >> 1.5 Mbps/896 Kbps for $28/month. > >I had qwest DSL + xmission for about 5-6 years and it was solid. You >don't get the pokey connection speed that way -- if you use MSN (via >Qwest) then you will complain about the slow speeds. If you use Qwest + >xmission you will be very happy.
Similar experience here. Things always seemed to be having problems when I had Qwest DSL (then USWest) plus their own ISP (USWest.net), and I still see the most DSL problems when clients are using Qwest's default ISP, MSN. I've got 3 sites with Qwest DSL + Xmission, and haven't had any problems in several years due to XMission. I think one of the sites had a problem with a downed phone line once, but that's about it in a total of about 10-12 years of service between the 3 sites. I've got clients who also swear by Eschelon, but AFAIK, they only sell bundled packages, ie DSL + phone + free web hosting of one domain, which may be about $100. Another thing to remember is that no matter who you're buying your DSL from, if it is in an area served by Qwest, it is stil Qwest that will be running your line primarily. Within Qwest's "regulated monopoly", they own the phone lines and infrastructure, and simply allow other groups to act either as CLECs (giving them access to use the lines) or as resellers of Qwest services. So even Covad, Speakeasy, Eschelon, etc. will all be selling you access to lines owned (and I believe solely maintained) by Qwest. Even so, my DSL problems ended when I switched to XMission instead of Qwest's default ISP. Mac -- Mac Newbold MNE - Mac Newbold Enterprises, LLC [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.macnewbold.com/ ____________________ BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ ___________________________________________________________________ List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list
