I forgot to add a couple of things: You can have one single static IP that you order yourself online after installation for $5.95 per month. The Qwest modem gives you four or five ports for computers so that they can connect directly instead of via a router. The Qwest modem also provides a wireless access point. I forgot to ask if it is 802.11g or 802.11n. I don't have a Wii, but apparently that works quite well with this system because she talked about it a lot even though I wasn't asking. I just placed my order. I'll tell you if I find anything remarkable about the service after I get it. One thing I don't know about is the Qwest service's Linux-friendliness, or lack thereof. I do have one Windows box, still, and a few Linux boxes, but would prefer to move away from Windows and have them set it up using the Linux box. If the configuration is done using a web browser and not some specialized software, then I can probably do it from Linux easily. Mike On Wed, 21 Jul 2010, Mike Miller wrote: > On Mon, 19 Jul 2010, Donovan wrote: > >> Yes, I have the new VDSL 40Mb/20Mb. >> >> 0.742 ms 20.45 ms 20.586 ms 207.225.140.233 (207.225.140.233) >> >> Looks like less than 30 to me. That was from the DSL modem itself, >> from my workstation it was 21ms > > > I think the upshot of this discussion is that the new Qwest VDSL2 > service is quite fast and the price is great. It is important that I > share my experience with you because the Qwest web site might give you > some wrong info. > > One of the most important things: There is no contract with this, so > you are not locked in. You can dump them after 6 months, or 1 month, or > renegotiate a better price. The jump from $30/mo to $95/mo is a lot, so > you'll probably want to do something. (Even if I paid $30 for months > 1-6 and $95 for months 7-12, I'd pay less this year than I'm paying > now.) > > I checked with Qwest's web site to see if my home was in an area that > could receive the 40/20 Mbps "beyond fast" service. The web site said > that I could not receive this service. I used the chat link to ask when > it might be available (I live in a residential neighborhood of > Minneapolis right nextdoor to a business). The chat person, Lynn > Veches, told me that I could receive 40/20 in my home -- the web site > was wrong. I told her that I know some people who might be interested > and she said that if the web site says you can't receive this service, > but you think it might be wrong, write to her at Lynn.Veches at qwest.com > and she will check for you. > > The second important thing is that the deal continues after today: > $29.99/mo for 40/20 for 6 months for people without Qwest phone service > ($19.99 if you have Qwest phone service), but the $69.99 for the modem > increases to $99.99 after 4:00 pm today. > > It costs $49.99 to have a Qwest tech come to your house and set up your > first computer. She recommended this and told me that some people think > they are tech savvy enough to do this themselves, but the Qwest pro will > do extra work on the line, as needed, to bring you up to a full 40/20. > Without the tech working on this, you may not get 40/20. > > Qwest will give you a $50 Visa Gift Card that can be used to pay your > bill. I'm not sure that the gift card is only for today (probably not, > but maybe). > > The Qwest service gives you the full bandwidth, straight to Qwest, and > you aren't sharing it with anyone. They will not block any ports and > you can run whatever services you want. I asked her and that is what > she told me. > > See the info below. She told me that if you guys want to get this deal > today before 4:00, write to her at the email address below. Feel free > to include what I have written here for reference (but I'm not getting > anything for this -- no referral or anything else -- I'm just trying to > help you guys to get a good deal). > > I'm signing up now. > > Best, > Mike > > > Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:20:32 > From: "Veches, Lynn" <Lynn.Veches at qwest.com> > To: Mike Miller > Subject: copy of Qwest Chat > > I will give you a $50.00 Visa Gift Card > 40M/20M $29.99 months 1-6 free activation and s&h, modem $69.99 today only, > and $95.00 per month 7+forward > REPLY to Order