[clue-tech] DSL modem issue?

[F.L. Whiteley]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: clue-tech-bounces at cluedenver.org 
> [mailto:clue-tech-bounces at cluedenver.org] On Behalf Of Nate Duehr
> Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 21:36
> To: CLUE tech
> Subject: Re: [clue-tech] DSL modem issue?
> 
> 
> 
> On Oct 13, 2008, at 7:38 PM, Todd A. Gibson wrote:
> 
> >> Do DSL modems typically have issues?  I've moved residences in the
> >> mean time, so I think it's the modem, and not necessarily the
> >> service.
> >
> > First the conclusions, then some additional details:
> > 1) My Cisco 678 worked well for a couple years, then started having
> > problems ultimately attributed to hardware failure.  
> Conclusion: never
> > rule out hardware as the cause of DSL modem problems.
> 
> My Cisco 678 was a workhorse here.  And allowed for multiple public  
> subnets from my upstream provider back then.  Was quite a little  
> machine.
> 
> > 2) I know of two Zoom X5 DSL modems which have had problems 
> similar to
> > yours, even when firmware updated.  Conclusion: I don't trust Zoom
> > DSL modem products.
> 
> I had a Zoom ISDN "router" waaaaay back in the day.  It was a flakey  
> piece of...   :-)
> 
> > 3) On a service call to resolve problem, the Qwest tech 
> gave me one of
> > their 2-Wire DSL modems for free.  Problems gone, all works well.
> > Conclusion: Try to get Qwest to give you a 2-wire modem.
> 
> Family in SBC territory (Texas) had 2-Wire gear for years.  It also  
> seemed to just chug along most of the time, with an occasional (say  
> once a year) need to boot it to get it back to life.
> 
> > The issue you describe is exactly the same as my brother's.  Before
> > finally selling his soul to Comcast, he had a script which
> > automatically rebooted the modem whenever it lost connectivity.  It
> > was a Zoom X5.  Off and on, my own X5 would behave as if 
> the line were
> > noisy.  It would suffer from poor speed, and sometimes disconnect.
> > The problem was present before and after a firmware update.
> > Based on our experiences I would be leary of Zoom DSL products.
> 
> I also "sold my soul" to Comcast over a year ago... a special 
> offer on  
> the business class service with multiple real IP's.  We'll see if I  
> stay with them (or if their prices go sky high) after the 
> contract is  
> up.
> 
> --
> Nate Duehr, WY0X
> nate at natetech.com
> 
Let us know about the renewal.  Qwest is NOT serving residential with
the 'highest' speed connections with a choice of ISP, MS Windows Live
only.  Other ISP's are limited to 1.5mbps only.  Businesses still have
choice of ISP even with the fastest options.  Bunch of crap.

Frank Whiteley