[MLUG - DISCUSSION] Centurytel DSL

[Stephen Montgomery-Smith <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

I just switched to Centurytel DSL, and so far my experience has been 
awesome.  I think they are investing a lot in new equipment and 
infrastructure in my area (which is Southwest Columbia along Scott 
Blvd).  Along with a three month trial digital TV, they gave me a router 
for DSL which seems really well designed.  As well as 4 ethernet ports 
(one of which is used by the TV), it has wireless included.  The DHCP 
can be programmed so that it assigns a fixed LAN IP address by MAC 
number (something I always wanted in the store bought routers), and it 
also has its own DNS server that automatically extracts the hostname of 
the attached computer and adds it into its own LAN DNS address book. 
You can read about the router at http://2wire.com/index.php?p=106 - it 
is the 3800HGV - it is so new that they haven't yet written it's manual.

I also very much like their digital TV.  It has had some reliability 
problems, but the support service has been very responsive, and my guess 
is that it is teething problems because the equipment is so new.

Stephen

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