Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] Centurytel DSL

[nowlind <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

I have had the DSL/long distance package for a while now and have been 
happy with it.  The one thing that I do not like is this:
I am planning on buying a house the the Columbia area soon and am 
looking out online to get prices for areas.  I am not locked in on any 
area and have found some in my range just outside the city limits, so I 
called CenturyTel to find out if DSL service was available in the area 
and was told that the only way I could find out is if I had a phone 
number in the area.  I even asked if the local office would know or have 
a map and was told no.  Seems a little odd that a company would not know 
what areas service is available in.

Daniel Nowlin
DataCenter



Stephen Montgomery-Smith wrote:
> 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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