I think i still have one lying aroudn the house. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jenny Charlene" To: Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2003 9:32 AM Subject: Stubborn girl strikes again! > Ok, so I decided to bite the bullet and finally get DSL. (Cable > internet's not available at my apt.) So I called the friendly folks at > Qwest and got hooked up with the ISP of my choice, with a minimum of > hassle. But... > > They wanted to rent me the DSL modem! WTF??? What is this 1975 and I > have to rent my phone from the damn phone company? Yeah, it's $5 a > month, big deal, but it pissed me off. So I said I had one that a friend > gave me. Not a problem for Qwest, they went ahead and completed my > order. > > Then I go to Fry's and CompUSA, and find out that you can't buy a DSL > modem! (Well you can get windows USB ones, but I need ethernet out.) > WTFx2??? Seems that the phone companies have them locked up. > > If I can find one this weekend, I won't have to call Qwest and grovel > for a rental modem on Monday, hoping that it'll get to me by the time > the service is turned on, 4/25, and before I take a weeks vacation on > the 28th. > > So, if anyone know someone that used to have DSL and has a modem laying > around, I'm in the market for one. > > Any help is appreciated, > -- > C-ya, > Jenny > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >