[ale] Recommendations/Caveats re: acquiring DSL service

[Jeff Hubbs]

I'm using a 3com OfficeConnect cable modem that I bought from Micro 
Center.  I happened to check the rebate board and I saw a rebate coupon 
for it, so I got it.  I had heard that the Toshiba stuff was pretty 
good, but I got what I got and it seems to work OK.  It doesn't have a 
built-in httpd, which is something I liked about my #%&%$^ 
Telocity/DirectTV service's DSL modem (if I could browse the modem, I 
knew my firewall was giving me joy), but, oh well.

- Jeff

Danny Cox wrote:

>On Wed, 2002-03-20 at 15:25, James P. Kinney III wrote:
>
>>If you don't mind paying more for the connection, SDSL is often
>>available when ADSL is not. It costs more because it requires a seperate
>>line. But in the 1.5 years I had SDSL through Mindspring, it NEVER went
>>down. Not even a hiccup! 
>>
>>On Wed, 2002-03-20 at 15:01, Transam wrote:
>>
>>>Avoid AT&T MediaOne unless you have absolutely no alternatives.  Their
>>>crummy modem craps out every hour under heavy load requiring power cycling.
>>>They absolutely refuse to take me beyond initial hold (after three times
>>>of over half an hour each).  Even a letter to a VP did not even get a reply.
>>>
>>>You've been warned.  BellSouth: pretty please run DSL to my area.
>>>
>
>	I'm using AT&T Broadband, too.  I purchased the Motorola modem, and
>havn't noticed any problems.   Yet ;-).
>
>	Just my 0.02 Euro.
>




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