No switching to a higher bandwidth DSL Qwest service will equate to nothing more than a QoS jockey batch running the settings to each level of service based on your support tags.<br><br>I would, however, be sure that they did not charge you for the &quot;self install&quot; kit.<br>
<br>Once you determine it was not part of additional expansion fees, the CD will make a fine coaster or when crunched up small and laminated into plastic, earrings that geeky women will happily buy at First Friday.<br><br>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 3:36 PM, Josef Lowder <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:joe@actionline.com">joe@actionline.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Does switching from my current Qwest DSL 1.5 Mbp service to a faster<br>
fiber-optic connection require any system changes?<br>
<br>
When I first got hooked up with Qwest DSL, I remember it was quite a<br>
hassle to get it to work.  But once I got it sorted out, with a few<br>
relatively minor outages, it has been working fine for a couple years.<br>
 Upon the recommendation by some PLUG folks, I got a used 2-Wire<br>
modem/router from RedSeven because I was told it would work better<br>
than what Qwest was providing at that time.<br>
<br>
Since Qwest has been promoting higher-speed, fiber-optic connections<br>
of up to 20 Mbps, I called to ask their customer service department if<br>
I would have to make any changes to my current setup if I signed up<br>
for this.  Their answer was, &quot;No, everything will remain the same.&quot;<br>
So, I signed up for the 7 Mbps option for an extra $10/month.<br>
<br>
Today, I received a package containing a &quot;QuickConnect&quot; Installation<br>
CD that is described as being needed to &quot;optimize&quot; my modem.  No doubt<br>
this CD has some M$ program and I am<br>
<br>
Since my system is Linux, I suspect this CD is probably useless to me.<br>
<br>
So, is there anything I will need to do via my Linux system to get<br>
everything to work correctly?<br>
And if so, what?<br>
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