[clue-tech] DSL modem issue?

[John]

Qwest does offer and I do get 7meg down with qwest.net.  Unless you have one
of those price for life packages, I think you should be able to switch.

John

On Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 11:12 PM, F.L. Whiteley <techzone at greeleynet.com>wrote:

>
>
> > -----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
>
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