<div dir="ltr">Qwest does offer and I do get 7meg down with <a href="http://qwest.net">qwest.net</a>. Unless you have one of those price for life packages, I think you should be able to switch.<br><br>John<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 11:12 PM, F.L. Whiteley <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:techzone@greeleynet.com">techzone@greeleynet.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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> -----Original Message-----<br>
> From: <a href="mailto:clue-tech-bounces@cluedenver.org">clue-tech-bounces@cluedenver.org</a><br>
</div><div class="Ih2E3d">> [mailto:<a href="mailto:clue-tech-bounces@cluedenver.org">clue-tech-bounces@cluedenver.org</a>] On Behalf Of Nate Duehr<br>
> Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 21:36<br>
> To: CLUE tech<br>
</div><div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c">> Subject: Re: [clue-tech] DSL modem issue?<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> On Oct 13, 2008, at 7:38 PM, Todd A. Gibson wrote:<br>
><br>
> >> Do DSL modems typically have issues? I've moved residences in the<br>
> >> mean time, so I think it's the modem, and not necessarily the<br>
> >> service.<br>
> ><br>
> > First the conclusions, then some additional details:<br>
> > 1) My Cisco 678 worked well for a couple years, then started having<br>
> > problems ultimately attributed to hardware failure.<br>
> Conclusion: never<br>
> > rule out hardware as the cause of DSL modem problems.<br>
><br>
> My Cisco 678 was a workhorse here. And allowed for multiple public<br>
> subnets from my upstream provider back then. Was quite a little<br>
> machine.<br>
><br>
> > 2) I know of two Zoom X5 DSL modems which have had problems<br>
> similar to<br>
> > yours, even when firmware updated. Conclusion: I don't trust Zoom<br>
> > DSL modem products.<br>
><br>
> I had a Zoom ISDN "router" waaaaay back in the day. It was a flakey<br>
> piece of... :-)<br>
><br>
> > 3) On a service call to resolve problem, the Qwest tech<br>
> gave me one of<br>
> > their 2-Wire DSL modems for free. Problems gone, all works well.<br>
> > Conclusion: Try to get Qwest to give you a 2-wire modem.<br>
><br>
> Family in SBC territory (Texas) had 2-Wire gear for years. It also<br>
> seemed to just chug along most of the time, with an occasional (say<br>
> once a year) need to boot it to get it back to life.<br>
><br>
> > The issue you describe is exactly the same as my brother's. Before<br>
> > finally selling his soul to Comcast, he had a script which<br>
> > automatically rebooted the modem whenever it lost connectivity. It<br>
> > was a Zoom X5. Off and on, my own X5 would behave as if<br>
> the line were<br>
> > noisy. It would suffer from poor speed, and sometimes disconnect.<br>
> > The problem was present before and after a firmware update.<br>
> > Based on our experiences I would be leary of Zoom DSL products.<br>
><br>
> I also "sold my soul" to Comcast over a year ago... a special<br>
> offer on<br>
> the business class service with multiple real IP's. We'll see if I<br>
> stay with them (or if their prices go sky high) after the<br>
> contract is<br>
> up.<br>
><br>
> --<br>
> Nate Duehr, WY0X<br>
> <a href="mailto:nate@natetech.com">nate@natetech.com</a><br>
><br>
</div></div>Let us know about the renewal. Qwest is NOT serving residential with<br>
the 'highest' speed connections with a choice of ISP, MS Windows Live<br>
only. Other ISP's are limited to 1.5mbps only. Businesses still have<br>
choice of ISP even with the fastest options. Bunch of crap.<br>
<br>
Frank Whiteley<br>
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