On Wed, 21 Jul 2010, Jeff Jensen wrote: > Thanks for the alert Mike! I emailed her and received the expected > response (I occasionally check and wonder about switching to cable, but > prefer not to switch at the moment): "Fiber is coming to your specific > location late October of 2010, sorry, it's not at your location yet." That's only 3-4 months away, and I expect they'll have a good deal for you at that time. The $29.99/mo price doesn't seem to be going away, but the $30 off on the modem ended at 4 pm today, she said, because of the end of their fiscal year, or quarter, or something. I think $29.99 for 40/20 Mbps is a really good deal for people who can use the bandwidth. The truth is, most people are probably fine with about 1 Mbps down and even slower up. Mike > On Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:27:27 -0500 (CDT) > Mike Miller <mbmiller+l at gmail.com> wrote: >> I forgot to add a couple of things: >> >> You can have one single static IP that you order >> yourself online after >> installation for $5.95 per month. >> >> The Qwest modem gives you four or five ports for >> computers so that they >> can connect directly instead of via a router. >> >> The Qwest modem also provides a wireless access point. >> I forgot to ask if >> it is 802.11g or 802.11n. >> >> I don't have a Wii, but apparently that works quite well >> with this system >> because she talked about it a lot even though I wasn't >> asking. >> >> I just placed my order. I'll tell you if I find >> anything remarkable about >> the service after I get it. One thing I don't know >> about is the Qwest >> service's Linux-friendliness, or lack thereof. I do >> have one Windows box, >> still, and a few Linux boxes, but would prefer to move >> away from Windows >> and have them set it up using the Linux box. If the >> configuration is done >> using a web browser and not some specialized software, >> then I can probably >> do it from Linux easily. >> >> Mike >> >> >> On Wed, 21 Jul 2010, Mike Miller wrote: >> >>> On Mon, 19 Jul 2010, Donovan wrote: >>> >>>> Yes, I have the new VDSL 40Mb/20Mb. >>>> >>>> 0.742 ms 20.45 ms 20.586 ms 207.225.140.233 >>>> (207.225.140.233) >>>> >>>> Looks like less than 30 to me. That was from the DSL >>>> modem itself, >>>> from my workstation it was 21ms >>> >>> >>> I think the upshot of this discussion is that the new >>> Qwest VDSL2 >>> service is quite fast and the price is great. It is >>> important that I >>> share my experience with you because the Qwest web site >>> might give you >>> some wrong info. >>> >>> One of the most important things: There is no contract >>> with this, so >>> you are not locked in. You can dump them after 6 >>> months, or 1 month, or >>> renegotiate a better price. The jump from $30/mo to >>> $95/mo is a lot, so >>> you'll probably want to do something. (Even if I paid >>> $30 for months >>> 1-6 and $95 for months 7-12, I'd pay less this year than >>> I'm paying >>> now.) >>> >>> I checked with Qwest's web site to see if my home was in >>> an area that >>> could receive the 40/20 Mbps "beyond fast" service. The >>> web site said >>> that I could not receive this service. I used the chat >>> link to ask when >>> it might be available (I live in a residential >>> neighborhood of >>> Minneapolis right nextdoor to a business). The chat >>> person, Lynn >>> Veches, told me that I could receive 40/20 in my home -- >>> the web site >>> was wrong. I told her that I know some people who might >>> be interested >>> and she said that if the web site says you can't receive >>> this service, >>> but you think it might be wrong, write to her at >>> Lynn.Veches at qwest.com >>> and she will check for you. >>> >>> The second important thing is that the deal continues >>> after today: >>> $29.99/mo for 40/20 for 6 months for people without >>> Qwest phone service >>> ($19.99 if you have Qwest phone service), but the $69.99 >>> for the modem >>> increases to $99.99 after 4:00 pm today. >>> >>> It costs $49.99 to have a Qwest tech come to your house >>> and set up your >>> first computer. She recommended this and told me that >>> some people think >>> they are tech savvy enough to do this themselves, but >>> the Qwest pro will >>> do extra work on the line, as needed, to bring you up to >>> a full 40/20. >>> Without the tech working on this, you may not get 40/20. >>> >>> Qwest will give you a $50 Visa Gift Card that can be >>> used to pay your >>> bill. I'm not sure that the gift card is only for today >>> (probably not, >>> but maybe). >>> >>> The Qwest service gives you the full bandwidth, straight >>> to Qwest, and >>> you aren't sharing it with anyone. They will not block >>> any ports and >>> you can run whatever services you want. I asked her and >>> that is what >>> she told me. >>> >>> See the info below. She told me that if you guys want >>> to get this deal >>> today before 4:00, write to her at the email address >>> below. Feel free >>> to include what I have written here for reference (but >>> I'm not getting >>> anything for this -- no referral or anything else -- I'm >>> just trying to >>> help you guys to get a good deal). >>> >>> I'm signing up now. >>> >>> Best, >>> Mike >>> >>> >>> Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:20:32 >>> From: "Veches, Lynn" <Lynn.Veches at qwest.com> >>> To: Mike Miller >>> Subject: copy of Qwest Chat >>> >>> I will give you a $50.00 Visa Gift Card >>> 40M/20M $29.99 months 1-6 free activation and s&h, modem >>> $69.99 today only, >>> and $95.00 per month 7+forward >>> REPLY to Order >> >> _______________________________________________ >> TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota >> tclug-list at mn-linux.org >> http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >> > > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >