[TriLUG] Embarq High Speed Internet - Opinions?

[Chess Griffin]

Neil L. Little wrote:
> I have had the Embarq High Speed Internet for a couple of years now.
> 
> Living out in the boonies I was too far out for cable (The nearest drop 
> is still 3 miles down the road)
> I was surprised when they upgraded availability.
> 
> Remember this is dsl so its gonna be around 1.5mbs down. For my needs 
> this is enough
> I think that they are working on an ADSL upgrade but not in my neck of 
> the woods.
> 
> As far as troubles, I have never had any of those.
> 
> I have to occasionally reset the DSL modem. No big deal.
> They let you have complete access to the modem
> 
> When they migrated email from earthlink to their own servers it was a 
> smooth transition.
> The occasions that I have needed to ask questions I got a human who knew 
> exactly what I needed and had the "correct" answer.
> They even spoke linux.
> They also have a chat feature. You connect to a "real" person and not a bot.
> 
> These are my experiences with Embarq.
> 

Thanks, Neil, for posting your experiences.  You mentioned that they
spoke Linux ... I noticed on their website under 'Requirements >
Operating Systems' that they list Linux, which is pretty cool.

One question:  do you know if they include a static ip in the service
charge or does one have to pay extra?

Thanks!

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