On Thu, Mar 04, 2004 at 08:43:09AM -0600, Adam Maloney wrote: > Also, some new and clarified information for the group. This is from > Qwest's MegaCentral page (for ISP's) > > 2/24/04 Qwest is introducing DSL without a telephone line, often > referred to as naked DSL or as Qwest refers to it Standalone DSL > > $33/month > $99 activation (but see promo) > 1.5M Choice DSL Deluxe service ONLY > Address loop qual process > DMT only > I just got off the phone with a Qwest rep. Since I have a CAP setup, he told me it would take about three weeks to convert over to DMT and get me fully operational. 1) They have to disable CAP. Takes five days (Why? Just does.) 2) Then they have to reconfigure to DMT (takes another 5 days). 3) Miscellanous screwups. Another five days. He suggested I contact my ISP simply so I wouldn't get billed for the downtime. He had an interesting suggestion. 1) Call Qwest and cancel my DSL service and disconnect the phone line. Takes about 2 days. 2) Call Qwest and order Standalone DSL. Takes about 5 days. He figures I can shave about a week or more off the downtime. He pushed for the Actiontec modem, saying that the DSL guys at Qwest recommend it and say the Cisco 978 won't work. Since I've read a few success stories here, I know that's wrong. So, where can I get a Cisco 678? Ebay is selling them for anywhere from $70-$100. That seems expensive, especially for used equipment. -- Jim Kaufman Linux Evangelist public key 0x6D802619 http://www.linuxforbusiness.net --- Common sense is the most evenly distributed quantity in the world. Everyone thinks he has enough. -- Descartes, 1637 _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list