DSL What a rip off

[4MyChevelles]

I finally broke down and paid the extra 34.95 a month for DSL and it stinks my phones don't work it moves slooower than dial up ....ahhhh ...just had to vent anybody else have difficulty with there DSL

[55chevy]

man what system do you have? I've got Yahoo SWB DSL and it works great. Phones work fine and it kicks dialups ass http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/scholar.gif.. You may have other problems http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/dunno.gif

[budnate]

Depends where you are on the phone line trunk ,I am at the end of a very long run and it was horrible for me as well, it also messed up my main phone line as well, we run on high speed cable now http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif.

Bud.

[4MyChevelles]

verizon ...and there tech line takes 1/2 an hour to reach and there lost ....I don't know every time I try to Improve things it causes more trouble .
I packed up the dsl crap and put it back in the box... http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif Off it goes

[GM-26]

I use high speed cable also. In my neck of the woods, it is so over priced ($45.00 per month). That's with the $5.00 per month discount, because I use this company for my television service also. The internet is blazing fast, but you pay for it.

[jfkheat]

I live in the sticks so we don't have DSL or high speed cable service available. I can get satelite service for a $600 installation fee. Guess I'll stick with dialup.
James

[Norm reynolds]

You got to be kidding me http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif I have had verizon dsl for four years now and its
The best thing I ever did in four years it has all ways worked I have four p/c s on line right now that is on all the time plus my fax and phone all work at the same time I blow
My neighbor s Comcast cable out of the water his is all way down or it so slow http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/no.gif
I now running at 1.5 speed and it rocks http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/burnout.gif http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/burnout.gifWhen verizon go s to all fiber who knows
What speed we will get Had a friend that had a problem with dsl I looked it over
Turn out it was at his end phone line all messed up If you are haveing problems with you phone it sure sounds like problem with your line and NO I do not work for the phone company I see that you in philly all my friends that live near me that has verizon dsl all love it I know it works good in philly Like I said before check out you line in the house if you have a lose conection it will not work right
one more thing do not use the soft ware the verizon gives you the get on line using wind -poet and get a linksys router and your internet will be on all the time

[Pantera]

Just a thought on something you should check out first.

Do you have all of the inline filters in place on every phone in the house or on your line? That also includes your burgular alarm too. If even one is not hooked up and working then the whole thing is crappy working. Call tech support and they will walk you through it. I had some problems at first and they were wonderful about getting me happy.

They can see your line when they are in the central office and if they can't find a problem then the trouble is in your phone system. Un plug everything especially cordless phones and then see if it works. then plug them back in one at a time.

Pantera

[MosportGreen66]

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You got to be kidding me http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif I have had verizon dsl for four years now and its
The best thing I ever did in four years it has all ways worked

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Norm... I have 2 computers hooked up on the line, no phone problems, had it for 2 years and never one prob. Occasionally when it rains for a week straight i'll have connection problems but other than that nothing.

[4MyChevelles]

The dsl is now hooked up via the wireless router LinkSys and NO verizon or linksys drivers on my laptop ...OK it's fast and i'm happy all it took was some number like 192.168.1.1 typed into internet explorer .... like my wife tells me when we go out in the 66 Whoa baby slow down your going to fast http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif....thanks for the advice

[Charley Lillard]

"I packed up the dsl crap and put it back in the box... Off it goes"... You sure showed them...LOL

[Mr70]

Put it on Ebay. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/naughty.gif

[Norm reynolds]

Rick glad you got it up and running the next thing you will what to do
Is down load zone alarm for a fire wall because of the router you are all ways connected
They have a free version that works well http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif
http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

[DjD]

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Rick glad you got it up and running the next thing you will what to do
Is down load zone alarm for a fire wall because of the router you are all ways connected
They have a free version that works well http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif
http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

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Zone alarm is a good idea but there is a misconception here. The router is a hardware firewall and the rest of the world cannot see inside your router. Your DSL or cable modem is what puts you online 24-7 if you do not turn off your computer. If you don't have a router and leave the computer on you will learn the hard way why a firewall is necessary.

The Linksys or most other routers do several things. First it's a hardware firewall and if you want a software firewall will work with it. When you access your router with the ip address 192.168.1.1 you will find access to setting up and even downloading zone alarm. Next your router issues privite ip addresses to each pc you have hooked up to it either off the ports provided or a seperate hub. It uses DHCP to do this. My private home network uses the same addresses yours and most others are using. These are not used to communicate across the internet. There are two sides to your router the outside if you will gets the address your ISP/DSL provider issues you. Without the router it would be assigned to your PC. Then there is the inside (192.168.1.1) you communicate with from your PC and browser. This is all part of the hardware firewall and is your best home internet security device... Your router should be fairly secure out of the box but if you got it used it may have open ports for file sharing or VPN from the previous owner...