[NTLUG:Discuss] SWBell DSL

[Seth Daniel]

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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