[clue-tech] Qwest DSL

[Roy J. Tellason]

On Monday 19 November 2007 22:15, Keith Hellman wrote:
> Hello all!
>
> Hell must have frozen over, because I now have DSL service in my area.
> The Qwest "Price for Life" deal seems appealing, and I'm wondering if
> people can share their Qwest DSL experiences so I can make an informed
> opinion.
>
> Here are some of the more pertinent questions:
>
> 1. Will they let me (occasionally) ssh into my home server?  Any
> restrictions there?
>
> 2. Should I use their modem or purchase another (suggestions on other
> models --- compatibility with Linux is a *major deal*).
>
> 3. How is the performance?  I have Comcast (cable) broadband and am
> generally pleased. Qwest "silver" service (what I'm considering) is
> supposed to be about 5x the speed (1.5Mb/s).  Do others using their
> silver service see this type of bandwidth?

dlsreports.com seems to be a pretty good resource,  lots of info there,  
though a lot of what I'm reading _is_ pretty win-oriented.

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