[PLUG] Re: qwest_for_dsl_isp

Robert Munro ramunro at speakeasy.net
Sun Nov 28 10:32:34 UTC 2004


keith morse wrote:
> AthlonRob wrote:
> > On Fri, 2004-11-26 at 15:17 -0800, Vram wrote:
> > 
> >>Is anyone using qwest for a  DSL ISP??
> >>
> >>I was thinking of getting qwest dsl and qwest is the cheap choice
> for
> >>ISP....
> >>
> >>I don't need much..
> > 
> > 
> > A coworker spent several hours battling a VPN running over a Qworst
> > connection.  Something isn't right about it... it's like it goes up
> and
> > down in speed.  He spent many hours on the phone with Tech Support
> but
> > got nowhere - it was like the UDP-based tunnel was just being killed
> > every few minutes.
> > 
> > I haven't heard anything good from anybody on Qwest about the DSL
> > service.  I'd stick with a better ISP if I had the choice.
> > 
> 
> Here's something good.  For a total of five vpn's which is a mix of 
> linux <--> pix and linux <--> linux using ipsec, they've been very 
> stable other than the very infrequent fiber cut.  Of course, Qwest is 
> also the isp in this case.

Check out Speakeasy at http://www.speakeasy.net .  Their prices are good
and they're cool with Linux users, multiple dedicated IPs, and servers. 
They have better tech support than Earthlink and much better than Qwest.

Good luck, and tell 'em I sent you....  ;)
Robert

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