27 Oct
2001
27 Oct
'01
1:44 a.m.
Qwest will still provide the DSL connection to another ISP, but it costs
more for the same service I am getting now... The main reason for
cancelling my Qwest DSL is to say 'screw you and microsoft too'... The
secondary reason is to get a static IP without paying excessive fees
for a block of 8...
Earthlink & Covad offer a static IP DSL service using PPPoet that I
should be able to make work under FreeBSD. 1.5MB down, 256? up, full
time connection, static IP, $64.95 a month. Seems like a smoking
deal to me... And QWest doesn't get a dime... And everyone I've
talked to about earthlink is reasonablly happy...
Clint
On Fri, 26 Oct 2001, Richard Erlacher wrote:
Don't you have any choice about this? Does it
mean that your DSL connection is
no longer supported by Qwest? Since they are the only phone company, aren't
they obliged to provide you with that service? In shameless self-interest, I'd
recommend you consider id communications www.idcomm.com (303 790-4343) as an ISP
rather than going with MSN. My sources tell me that MSN offers the worst
service available in our geographic area, second only to AOL, and that Qwest is
only a teensy bit better. Moreover, id offers full service, while AOL, MSN, and
Qwest leave some services out or charge extra.
It's about provisioning, doncha know!
Tell 'e I sent you. They'll charge you extra, of course, but tell 'em
anyway.
Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Clint Wolff (VAX collector)" <vaxman(a)qwest.net>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Friday, October 26, 2001 9:16 AM
Subject: Falling off the internet
I just received notification from Qwest that I am being moved to
MSN, so I will be falling off the internet for a while until I
get a new DSL provider hooked up.
If there is desire to reach me, my work email is:
clintw(a)colorado.cirrus.com
Y'all be good, and play nice together :)
Clint