[olug] isp recommendations?

[T. J. Brumfield]

I apologize. I should clarify, Qwest DSL service wouldn't work with my
router. But some Google searches found that their service won't work with
many routers. The problem is the PPPoE authentication doesn't tunnel and
pass through some routers properly. So you need to configure the DSL model
to not handle the authentication, but configure your m

http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?action=printpage;topic=37557.0

My buddy kept telling me that tech support should be able to get me the
PPPoE credentials to get me going, but every time I called tech support,
they swore there was no such thing. I fought it for a while, and eventually
just switched back to Cox.

On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 11:34 PM, <jman at miwire.com> wrote:

>
>   I think your Qwest rep was uninformed.
>
>   T. J. Brumfield <enderandrew at gmail.com> wrote ..
>
> I think your two primary options are Qwest DSL and Cox Cable Modem.
>
> I tried Qwest when my buddy sold it. Then made it perfectly clear they
> wouldn't talk to me or provide support because I ran Linux. And their DSL
> model wouldn't work with a router. They wanted you to use their router, or
> else. I repeatedly asked for the PPPoE login/password to configure it
> myself, and they swore there was no such thing. I paid for it for a month,
> and never once had working internet.
>
> Cox's customer support isn't much better, but they're faster than Qwest,
> and
> I can use a router with their cable modem.
>
> On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 10:24 PM, jesse moseman  wrote:
>
> > My mom is live's in Benson and was woundering what isp to use.  Any
> > recommendations?
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