[olug] qwest cable

Sam Tetherow tetherow at shwisp.net
Wed Jul 27 21:12:26 UTC 2005


Just out of curiousity, what was not compatible in the router?  Seems to 
me a router is a router unless you needed something like pptp/pppoe, 
although I have seen the occasional refurb dlink that doesn't always put 
enough power out the ethernet port to keep a steady link with other 
equipment (most notable CB3s).

   Sam Tetherow
   Sandhills Wireless

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....
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>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 (?) 
>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....
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>Other than that....no super serious "I hate them with a passion" 
>issues......
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>Mac
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>On 7/27/05, Tim & Alethea Larson <thelarsons3 at cox.net> wrote:
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>>Anyone have any experience with the Qwest "Choice Online" cable internet
>>service? Qwest DSL isn't available at my house, but they said they had
>>this cable thing instead. Since it's cheaper than Cox I thought I'd
>>check it out.
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>>Thanks,
>>Tim
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>>Tim & Alethea
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