I'd like to thank Mr. Adam Maloney for this valuable info. I called qwest and did the old switcheroo, dropped the phone number that never gets used (treos rock), upgraded to the 1.5 line, and I'm gonna be saving some dough. They're even sending me a new Actiontec to boot (for free). They claim that the Cisco 678 won't handle the 1.5 line. Does anybody know if this is true? Thanks again, Adam. Mark Courtney http://www.MarkCourtney.com __ +|oo|+ +|oo|+ || || || || || || _ || _ \\_||_// | [] | | || | / [] \ \______/ > The rumors are true. I'm assuming the other MegaCentral's on this list > got the same notification from Qwest. > > New DSL tarrif (pending FCC approval 28-Feb-04) is DSL service without > phone service (well, without dialtone). $33/month plus ISP charge, the > "Deluxe" 1.5M service only, $99 install. Address loop-qual process (no > phone number). > > This is one of those things that 5 years ago I said would be awesome, > and then decided Qwest would never do so I paid my $75 to get a > "XXX-XXX-BOFH" number (LART was taken for every exchange at Front St), > so now I'm rather tied to my POTS service. I've even grown dependent on > all that crap that I said I would never have, like call waiting and > caller ID. > > If all it takes for something to happen, is for me to say it will never > happen, then: > > "Qwest will never have an option to activate additional PVC's to other > DSL hosts/subscribers on a DSL line." > > "Qwest will never credit my home account $10,000" > > "AOL will never go the @#$* away" > > _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list