[olug] qwest cable

[Tim & Alethea Larson]

Mac Petras wrote:
> I had it for a year at 156th & Q. I worked well enough. However I had 
> serious speed issues intermitently at about 10pm (not super often, but 
> enough that I noticed a pattern). I never figured out what the deal was. 
> Their TS said they weren't doing anything on their end, so....

That's the area I'm in, probably just outside DSL range.

> My only "issue" with them was that they use a "non standard" modem. It's 
> supposedly more efficient/better (of course), but it wasn't DOCSYS II (?) 

Oh, sure, and I bought the Cox modem, too.  :P

> complient, so I could not use the modem I already owned, adn the modem they 
> used was not compatible with my Linksys firewall/router, so I had to get a 
> Netgear....

Uh oh.  I just bought a new Linksys, as you know if you saw the router 
thread.  Is this a known issue that I could ask their CSR about?

> Other than that....no super serious "I hate them with a passion" 
> issues......

That's good to know!

Thanks,
Tim

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Tim & Alethea
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