[CLUE-Tech] Qwest DSL and modems

[Evan Widger]

i'm on qwest dsl with Techangle and am pleased with the actiontec 
dslmodem/natbox/4porthub that i'm paying $2 a month for. from what i can 
see the firmware isn't crippled and i can do all the 
portforwarding/dhcp/whatever that i want (all the options listed on 
actiontec's website coencide with what i see in the modem options).

the modem/natbox also comes with a pair of pcmcia slots and is 'wireless 
ready' meaning if you buy an actiontec 802.11 card, it'll be a WAP too 
(the options for mac filtering and WEP are even in my configs for the 
modem without a pcmcia card) they say 'actiontec or actiontec certified' 
though i havne't seen any 'actiontec certified' cards out there. then 
again i don't have any wireless devices so it's no big deal for me.

i tried to find an alternative modem that would work but according to 
the specs quest is using, this one is much cheaper to just rent for the 
time being. i was also told qwest has a habit of changing specs on their 
end every so often such that buying a new modem every year or 2 would suck.

search the list archives for posts by me back in november asking what 
the specs are for more details.

HTH

-Evan

black at galaxy.silvren.com wrote:
> Currently Qwest is peddling the Actiontec 1520 as their DSL modem of
> choice. Frankly, I'm getting tired of having to buy DSL modems, especially
> ones with crippled software installed (Earthlink did this on their
> supplied modem, and Qwest states that you must use the "special" firmware
> they supply, instead of the manufacturer).
> 
> Is it possible to use basically any recently produced DSL modem with Qwest
> service? What DSL modems are others out there using or recommend? Ideally
> I'd like to buy a DSL modem/router that had built in 802.11g.
> 
> Thanks!