[sllug-members]: DSL in SLC

[Saint Chaos]

Responses are inline.

On 12/12/06, Steve Dibb <steve at wonkabar.org> wrote:
>
> I know this has come up a million times I'm sure, so I apologize, but
> I've never seen these issues specifically addressed, so I'm just gonna
> ask.
>
> I just moved to SLC, and right now I have Comcast cable for my internet
> connection.  It works well, but it sort of "blinks" sometimes for a few
> seconds about every ten minutes or so.  It can get rather annoying when
> you're doing a lot of work remotely.
>
> Anyway, I'm looking at getting DSL, probably with Xmission.  These are
> my big questions though:
>
> 1.  Do I have to get an account with Qwest?  If so, how do I get them to
> provide *just DSL*, and no phone line, or any other bundled stuff.  Is
> that possible?  If so, what's my total monthly bill going to be from them?


I'm fairly certain that you do have to get an account with qwest, as they
provide the physical line. I know they offer an option to just have the DSL
and no other service, but I have no idea as to what the cost is.


2.  What are the speeds like?  I grew up with a 2400 baud modem and
> BBS's so I'm familiar with kbps speeds, not megabit.  Right now I'm
> averaging between 800K/s and 1.5 megabytes/second with Comcast.  I'm not
> picky on speed though (as long as it's generally fast / stable).  It
> looks like Xmission offers "multi-megabit" whatever that is.



DSL is probably going to be a bit slower then your cables max speed, however
it also doesn't share lines with other users and your tv (at least I think
that's how cable works, i could be wrong) so you are going to have less
latency on average.


3.  Do I have to sign a contract?



I don't have any contracts.


4.  How does that work with the modem?  Do you just rent one, or can you
> buy one and save paying an eternal renter's fee?



You can buy the modem. I'm not sure what qwests policies are, but I have a
cisco DSL router that works just fine with the service.


Thanks guys!
>
> Steve
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