[lug] DSL in the area

[David Morris]

On Thu, Aug 12, 2004 at 03:34:51PM -0700, Neil Doane wrote:
> After some fun experiences with Comcast technical "support", I've been 
> thinking of going to a "dry" DSL solution for home, dropping both
> Comcast internet and Qwest local phone service altogether and moving to a VoIP
> setup through Vonage service.  Has anyone on-list done this sort of thing? 
> What kind of caveats should I be aware of?  Qwest offers a stand-alone DSL
> service for apparently $49.99, which is like twice the cost of thier DSL
> service when you have their phone service (half the service at twice the
> price, gotta love that) and Speakeasy has it offered for $55/month, are
> there any other alternatives for dryline DSL around?  Any other noteworthy
> alternatives for broadband of a high-enough quality I could do VoIP on?

SDSL through Covad uses a dedicated line (resold through
many local ISPs), but you pay a LOT more for the same
speeds....yet get the SDSL benefits as well.  Other than
Qwest and speakeasy (which really just uses Qwest), I
haven't yet found any other ADSL dedicated line services.

I too am looking to drop my phone service (in favor of a
cell phone for me) in Lafayette, so let me know if you find
anything!

--David