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.
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