[NTLUG:Discuss] DSL in The Colony, and Southwestern Bell

[Kelly Scroggins]

Quoting Gorwood, Steve <sgorwood at ti.com>:
   When SW Bell installed on my computer, they insisted on a Windows
   installation and
   wanted to see an original Windows install CD.   I let them install on my
   Windows
   partition and worked my Linux issues myself.


Are you using PPPoE?


Do you have to authenticate to the SWB network?


If so, how did you configure the Linux box?


Can you suggest some docs?


Thanks,
kelly

   
   Regards,
   Steven Gorwood
   
   -----Original Message-----
   From: Kelly Scroggins [mailto:kelly at cliffhanger.com]
   Sent: Monday, March 12, 2001 4:08 PM
   To: discuss at ntlug.org
   Subject: [NTLUG:Discuss] DSL in The Colony, and Southwestern Bell
   
   
   
   Does anyone have experience with Southwestern
   Bell's DSL service in The Colony, TX?
   
   I was told by Southwestern Bell that they require
   authentication software on the computer.  And that
   I MUST use an MS Windows OS in order to take
   advantage of the free 'self install' option.
   
   If I choose to use Linux ... there will be a
   $200.00 charge for a technician to come to my
   house and install ... whatever it is they require.
   
   Is there a way around this?
   
   Does anyone know of an alternative DSL provider
   for The Colony Texas?
   
   I searched for providers on the Internet but only
   found one or two other providers.  One of these
   only provided ADSL (voice + Internet).  The fees
   are very high for the alternate providers I found.
   
   Covade		: 89$ (IDSL, yuk) + equip/install charges = >$500.00
   
   InterConnect	: $109 to $279 equip/install = ? (Why even look?)
   
   IDT		: $115 to $199  equip/install = ?
   
   SWB		: ~$50.00 + $99.00 equip.
   
   Verizon is priced very competitively, but they cannot
   service The Colony.
   
   It looks like SWB owns me!!!
   
   F$@!%*&ers!
   
   kelly
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