[sllug-members]: DSL in SLC

[Max Walker]

Hi Steve - 

I'm now a Comcast internet customer, but used QWest's DSL for a long
time. I used Sisna as my ISP. A local tech turned me toward Sisna,
claiming that unlike many other ISPs, if you really needed a technical
person on their end, it was possible to get one. Like Xmission, Sisna
can bill you for the entire DSL cost (theirs plus QWest's), though I'm
not sure if they can bill the DSL-only lines from QWest. I talked to
them recently to set up a neighbor (who ultimately went with dial-up),
and they indicated that from a DSL fee perspective, they could get
QWest's services a little cheaper for me while also handling the account
for me. Sounded cool. www.sisna.com, or 877-GO-SISNA.

On Tue, 2006-12-12 at 11:18 -0700, Steve Dibb 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?
> 
> 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.
> 
> 3.  Do I have to sign a contract?
> 
> 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?
> 
> Thanks guys!
> 
> Steve
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