Re: o.t any opinions on sbc dsl service????
 

philthy proclaimed:

> i was thinking of going to sbc dsl and wonder if there is any hidden
> surprises or thing they don't tell ya till it's to late or any bad
> experiences
>
If you get lucky and get a good install, it tends to be rather reliable,
better than Comcrap for instance. Several folks at the office use it
and in our group, the Comcrap seems to go out more often than the SBC
DSL.

The tricky parts will be getting it ordered without hassle, getting it
installed without hassle, and say your prayers if it ever does appear
that you have a problem with the DSL service itself, as they make even
Comcrap's clueless phone apes look like a CCNE.

If you have Covad in your area, I dunno if they are still as good as
they used to be, they are a bit more expensive but have been known to
hire people with actual computer experience.

Re: o.t any opinions on sbc dsl service????
 

philthy proclaimed:

> i was thinking of going to sbc dsl and wonder if there is any hidden
> surprises or thing they don't tell ya till it's to late or any bad
> experiences
>
If you get lucky and get a good install, it tends to be rather reliable,
better than Comcrap for instance. Several folks at the office use it
and in our group, the Comcrap seems to go out more often than the SBC
DSL.

The tricky parts will be getting it ordered without hassle, getting it
installed without hassle, and say your prayers if it ever does appear
that you have a problem with the DSL service itself, as they make even
Comcrap's clueless phone apes look like a CCNE.

If you have Covad in your area, I dunno if they are still as good as
they used to be, they are a bit more expensive but have been known to
hire people with actual computer experience.

Re: o.t any opinions on sbc dsl service????
 

philthy proclaimed:

> i was thinking of going to sbc dsl and wonder if there is any hidden
> surprises or thing they don't tell ya till it's to late or any bad
> experiences
>
If you get lucky and get a good install, it tends to be rather reliable,
better than Comcrap for instance. Several folks at the office use it
and in our group, the Comcrap seems to go out more often than the SBC
DSL.

The tricky parts will be getting it ordered without hassle, getting it
installed without hassle, and say your prayers if it ever does appear
that you have a problem with the DSL service itself, as they make even
Comcrap's clueless phone apes look like a CCNE.

If you have Covad in your area, I dunno if they are still as good as
they used to be, they are a bit more expensive but have been known to
hire people with actual computer experience.

Re: o.t any opinions on sbc dsl service????
 

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"philthy" <dbrider@cac.net> wrote in message
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> i was thinking of going to sbc dsl and wonder if there is any hidden
> surprises or thing they don't tell ya till it's to late or any bad
> experiences
>
>

Re: o.t any opinions on sbc dsl service????
 

I love it


"philthy" <dbrider@cac.net> wrote in message
news:43935845.772AC301@cac.net...
> i was thinking of going to sbc dsl and wonder if there is any hidden
> surprises or thing they don't tell ya till it's to late or any bad
> experiences
>
>

Re: o.t any opinions on sbc dsl service????
 

I love it


"philthy" <dbrider@cac.net> wrote in message
news:43935845.772AC301@cac.net...
> i was thinking of going to sbc dsl and wonder if there is any hidden
> surprises or thing they don't tell ya till it's to late or any bad
> experiences
>
>

Re: o.t any opinions on sbc dsl service????
 

My experience with DSL is that it is better to use the provider that has a
"special" arrangement with your local phone company. There are always
hidden surprises, but this is the way to minimize them. Switching DSL
providers is nothing but a nightmare. If you picked the wrong one, you are
screwed. I had a lot of problems with Qwest and various DSL providers,
until I figured out that Qwest really wanted me to use MSN DSL service.
Sure the other services worked, but there was just a lot of foot dragging,
except with MSN.

Earle

"philthy" <dbrider@cac.net> wrote in message
news:43935845.772AC301@cac.net...
> i was thinking of going to sbc dsl and wonder if there is any hidden
> surprises or thing they don't tell ya till it's to late or any bad
> experiences
>

Re: o.t any opinions on sbc dsl service????
 

My experience with DSL is that it is better to use the provider that has a
"special" arrangement with your local phone company. There are always
hidden surprises, but this is the way to minimize them. Switching DSL
providers is nothing but a nightmare. If you picked the wrong one, you are
screwed. I had a lot of problems with Qwest and various DSL providers,
until I figured out that Qwest really wanted me to use MSN DSL service.
Sure the other services worked, but there was just a lot of foot dragging,
except with MSN.

Earle

"philthy" <dbrider@cac.net> wrote in message
news:43935845.772AC301@cac.net...
> i was thinking of going to sbc dsl and wonder if there is any hidden
> surprises or thing they don't tell ya till it's to late or any bad
> experiences
>

Re: o.t any opinions on sbc dsl service????
 

My experience with DSL is that it is better to use the provider that has a
"special" arrangement with your local phone company. There are always
hidden surprises, but this is the way to minimize them. Switching DSL
providers is nothing but a nightmare. If you picked the wrong one, you are
screwed. I had a lot of problems with Qwest and various DSL providers,
until I figured out that Qwest really wanted me to use MSN DSL service.
Sure the other services worked, but there was just a lot of foot dragging,
except with MSN.

Earle

"philthy" <dbrider@cac.net> wrote in message
news:43935845.772AC301@cac.net...
> i was thinking of going to sbc dsl and wonder if there is any hidden
> surprises or thing they don't tell ya till it's to late or any bad
> experiences
>

Re: o.t any opinions on sbc dsl service????
 

Earle has a good sentiment here. I have this type of arrangement with no
problems. Sprint has an arrangement with Earthlink and because of that they
seem to flange up well with each other.
Tomes

"Earle Horton" <NurseBustersNoSpam@msn.com> wrote in message
news:43954d45$0$15352$a82e2bb9@reader.athenanews.c om...
> My experience with DSL is that it is better to use the provider that has a
> "special" arrangement with your local phone company. There are always
> hidden surprises, but this is the way to minimize them. Switching DSL
> providers is nothing but a nightmare. If you picked the wrong one, you
are
> screwed. I had a lot of problems with Qwest and various DSL providers,
> until I figured out that Qwest really wanted me to use MSN DSL service.
> Sure the other services worked, but there was just a lot of foot dragging,
> except with MSN.
>
> Earle
>
> "philthy" <dbrider@cac.net> wrote in message
> news:43935845.772AC301@cac.net...
> > i was thinking of going to sbc dsl and wonder if there is any hidden
> > surprises or thing they don't tell ya till it's to late or any bad
> > experiences
> >
>
>