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Re: [TCLUG:6489] Qwest bids for USWest Really RE: DSL



Hmm, doesn't MrNet still use USWorst's fiber and switches?



Quoting Peter Lukas (peter@math.umn.edu):
> You know, you can get DSL service without even dealing with US West.
> Onvoy (www.onvoy.net), AKA MrNet, offers fDSL service on DSLAMS that are
> completely independent of US West.  They're a tad more expensive than
> MegaBit and you have to have a static IP address.  The skinny can be found
> on their website, but it breaks down like this:
> 
> 384kbps for $59/mo
> 712kbps for $69/mo.
> 
> If you're too far away from your CO (they require a minimum of about
> 18000ft for 384kbps), you can opt for slower speeds (but it'll cost like
> $79/mo). They're marketing the DSL service much more aggressively and use
> the words "I guarantee you'll qualify as long as you're in our coverage
> area."
> 
> Peter Lukas
> 
> On Tue, 15 Jun 1999, Neal Tovsen wrote:
> 
> > 
> > Maybe they know what they're doing. They're inheriting a mess, to be sure,
> > but think of everything they would make if they actually *executed* on
> > things like DSL and customer service.
> > 
> > Heck, even if 55B is too much, I don't care. The potential to actually
> > have a decent telco provider with customer service and a real chance of
> > seeing DSL in my home within 5 years is awesome to me. Qwest is typically
> > a data provider, right? (I can't tell crap from their wierd commercials)
> > If so, they may have a clue.
> > 
> > Neal
> > 
> > On Tue, 15 Jun 1999, Bob Tanner wrote:
> > 
> > > Qwest must be idiots. 55 billion for USWorst?!
> > > 
> > > Hello upper management at Qwest, ride the light and turn it on in your
> > > boardroom and figure out USWest has the worse customer support in the
> > > industry. That should shave at least 3-4 billion off the deal.
> > > 
> > > http://www.wired.com/news/news/business/story/20191.html
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