[TriLUG] Embarq High Speed Internet - Opinions?

[Neil L. Little]

You probably already know the answer to this one.
For the basic residential service the DSL modem assigns a dynamic IP to 
the router/host.

Yes, a static IP is extra.

A little more information. The modem they supplied me was a Zyzel 660. 
There is documentation on these modems at Embarq site. I also found 
every thing I needed to know on the Zyzel site. You know, just in case I 
ever had a problem with the line I could back things up with a little 
techno babble of my own.

73,
Neil, WA4AZL
JARS Forever!!
www.jars.net


Chess Griffin wrote:
> 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!
>
>