[NTLUG:Discuss] SWBell DSL

[Daniel L. Shipman]

Once again - I have had great success with SWBDSL


----- Original Message -----
From: Seth Daniel <seth at ti.com>
To: <discuss at ntlug.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2000 2:13 PM
Subject: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] SWBell DSL


> Argh!  I was so happy, and now I'm so depressed. :o(  Hopefully
> this won't happen to me.
>
> On Wed, Apr 26, 2000 at 01:02:40PM -0500, Alan Andrews wrote:
> >
> >
> > You're not though with SWB yet.  I too had a firm installation date with
> > Concentric... Three times.  For three months Concentric tried to work
with
> > SWB to get dsl service to my house, and SWB refused to cooperate.  SWB
> > still owns the lines and still refuses to lift a finger to help ANYONE
> > trying to compete with them.
> >
> > -Alan
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, 26 Apr 2000, Seth Daniel wrote:
> >
> > > All,
> > >
> > > I figure I'd follow up my original rant against SWBell, and
> > > let people know how pleased I have been with Concentric.
> > > While SWBell still has never called me back about DSL (after
> > > repeated calls by me, and promises that they'd ``have the
> > > answer tomorrow''), Concentric has already set a firm
> > > commit date for the outside and inside wiring + setup.  So
> > > far I'm very happy with Concentric.  Of course, after dealing
> > > with the incompetence of SWBell for 5+ weeks I imagine a
> > > reasonably intelligent, trained monkey would seem like an
> > > improvement.
> > >
> > > On Wed, Apr 26, 2000 at 11:04:44AM -0500, Mark Bainter wrote:
> > > > Al Wyatt [amw at rocketmail.com] wrote:
> > > > > I'm considering signing up for SW Bell DSL service and
> > > > > wondered if anyone in NTLUG had experience with it.
> > > > > Of course their on-line information says you have to
> > > > > have Winblows or Mac to use it, but has anyone hooked
> > > > > up with SWBell DSL with Linux?  I couldn't find out
> > > > > exactly what kind of equipment they use.  They're
> > > > > offering a deal that sounds too good to pass up -
> > > > > $39.95/month with only a one year commitment and they
> > > > > give you (or loan you I guess) all the equipment.
> > > >
> > > > Of course, in order to get that deal you have to buy their
> > > > internet service.  Which is problematic from what I have heard.
> > > >
> > > > However, (as another has mentioned) concentric has service here,
> > > > and soon (june) will have IDSL and SDSL available too.  Just FYI.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > "When personal freedom's being abused, you have to move to limit
it."
> > > > -- U.S. President Bill Clinton, 1994
> > > >
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> seth daniel  |  Texas Instruments DMOS4/5
> seth at ti.com  |   Automation Engineering
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