Review by wcnghj 
UPDATED: 1.4 years ago
member for 1.5 years, 33 visits, last login: 10 days ago
 Rumford,Oxford,ME
 $66 per month
 about 16 days
 "Local Provider, Fast and Reliable Internet,Low Pings, Cheap Long Distance, Allows Port 80!"
 "Phone took a little while to get setup(16 days)"
 "Excellent provider, more reliable than Cable and Fairpoint in this area!"
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Update 5-31-08: I have upgraded to 5/1 for $4.95 more per month, I am working on getting my Westell 6100 working with GWI in hopes of getting better speeds than I am with the GWI provided modem.
GWI Supplied Modem:
»www.speedtest.net/result/278213995.png
Older Verizon Modem:
»www.speedtest.net/result/278233195.png 
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It all started when Fairpoint took over DSL and Phone in the area, I wanted out. The first day Fairpoint took over, we were without DSL for a few hours.
I decided to give GWI a spin. I ordered the Local Phone and Regular(3/768) DSL for $60 a month, and added inside wire maintenance for $3.33 a month, bringing the total to $63 a month. This is $1 cheaper than verizon was(:p).
The Cons:
*Included Caller ID is just number ID(They clearly state this).
*If you want full Caller ID, you have to get it with other services(3 way calling,etc. This costs $5/month extra).
*Phone service took 16 days to get setup.
The Pros:
*Call Waiting is included for free on all phone planes!
*Internet speed on the download side is higher than advertised, and upload is very close!
*DSL only took 2 days to get the modem, and 2 more days for service to be active, 4 total days!
*https://selfcare.gwi.net/Login.jsp - Online Service for Phone Logs!
The modem provided was an older Westell model.
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