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Review by olytech360 
Posted: 4.2 years ago
member for 6.2 years, 1 visits, last login: 4.2 years ago
 Olympia,Thurston,WA
 $43 per month
 about 7 days
 Qwest
 "Quick and Simple - www.zhonka.net/signup.html"
 "Quick, Simple, no need for human contact!"
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Review by omphali
Posted: 4.5 years ago
member for 4.5 years, 0 visits, last login: 4.5 years ago
Olympia,Thurston,WA
$15 per month
about 2 days
Qwest
"Easy, fast set-up."
 "None"
"1M upload speed for $15 month UNBEATABLE"
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I was unsatisfied with the inability of my previous ISP to offer a 1M upload speed at a reasonable, fair price. After looking at EVERYONE I came to Zhonka and couldn't believe their price. Well, now I'm paying less and getting a lot more!
1M upload, Static IP's with pointers for an extra buck ZOWIE ZHONKA.NET!
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Review by joeaudio24
Posted: 4.9 years ago
member for 4.9 years, 0 visits, last login: 4.9 years ago
Olympia,Thurston,WA
$45 per month
about 7 days
"Good value and all around decent folks. Easy to get help !!"
"Nothing bad to say about Zhonka, Qwest on the other hand......."
"Best bet around !! Experienced and professional !!"
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Despite my dislike for Qwest (my first DSL experience was soiled by them), the guys at Zhonka take the pain away from the process. My service has been extremely steady. Even with internet radio as a daily staple (and a good test of the consistency), I've never had a Zhonka-based problem. 8+ hours a day of streaming audio with nary a glitch !! I've been very happy with it.
To top it off, you're dealing with real people, not some automated system when you call in. No being on hold for 40 minutes (like C*mcast or a direct Qw*st account). The person I have spoken to (Dave?) was exceptionally courteous and professional. When I read the psycho rants of people like "kcwazzu" (previous review), it seems fairly obvious that any jerk that wants everything for almost nothing RIGHT NOW is bound to be disappointed.
Bottom line? Most users are in for a pleasant surprise. Enjoy !!
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Review by (hidden by request)
Posted: 5.1 years ago
(review was emailed from domain 1fast400.com)
Bellingham,Whatcom,WA
$43 per month
Qwest
CLEC party: Qwest
"Fast, reliable, best price, good customer service"
"Qwest"
"Best service in Western Washington"
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This is my third DSL ISP (first two were WhidbeyNet, SBC in California), and by far the best, at least in the month that I have had it. After comparing prices for the options in my area (figuring in the price of a modem if it wasn't included, connection fees and so on), I found that this was the lowest. If I remember correctly, about $50 over the course of a year less than Isomedia, which tacks on a $100 modem/installation fee that it is hard to find out about unless you call them up. Also, they provide a lot more information on their website, so you know exactly what you are getting and what your options are.
The only issue I had was the long time I had to wait from order to connection (25 days), although it seems that this was primarily Qwest's fault, and they took $50 off of my bill because of it (even though I hadn't complained). I've had a lot of problems with Qwest, mostly related to phone service and billing though. Once the line was connected, setting everything up was easy, and the installation information Zhonka provided in the initial mail I received was much better than the information that came with the modem purchased from Qwest (unfortunately, I only realized this afterwards).
When I have called Zhonka it has been very easy to get ahold of someone. My connection has only gone out once, and restarting the DSL modem solved the problem right away. This connection has been much faster than my previous connections of the same speed (1.5/1), both download and upload speeds. This is also the best deal there is in the area, so I highly recommend it.
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Review by dennis1237
Posted: 5.6 years ago
member for 5.6 years, 0 visits, last login: 5.6 years ago
Olympia,Thurston,WA
$40 per month
about 7 days
Qwest
CLEC party: Qwest
"Great speed, friendly service, and best value!"
"none"
"Forget MSN, Speakeasy, or Comcast -- go with Zhonka."
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I ordered 256/256 at $15/month (not including Qwest, which I can't remember what they charge -- 25 maybe?). I have not been disappointed. I switched from MSN to Zhonka and the transition was fairly smooth.
These guys are great! Not only do they provide Wi-Fi all over town (Olympia), they are also just plain nice folks who get the job done. Forget MSN and Comcast headaches. Go with Zhonka. I had serious problems with Speakeasy (too slow) and MSN (constant firmware updates and DNS server failures). This line is a true 256 up/down, which is not what I've experienced elsewhere.
I encouraged several of my friends to go with Zhonka and they report the same thing: No Problems, great speed. I seriously can not imagine why someone would go with anyone else.
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Review by dairiki
Posted: 5.7 years ago
member for 6.4 years, 5 visits, last login: 5.7 years ago
Seattle,King,WA
$52 per month (month by month)
about 10 days
Qwest
CLEC party: Qwest
"Call or e-mail tech support and you talk to an owner(!)"
"You have to deal with Qwest periodically"
"These guys are great! Support a local ISP and use them."
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These guys are great! When you call (or e-mail) for tech support, the phone is answered by an owner of the ISP. They're fast, responsive, knowledgable, and friendly.
(I'm signed up for Zhonka's Silver account, with Qwest's DSL/Deluxe service. 1.5Mbs/896kbs, 5 static IPs for $52/month. And the clincher is there's no year-long contract to sign. If you should end up not liking it (but that won't happen), you can switch. I bought a used Cisco 678 DSL modem, and it works great.)
The only down side is that you occasionally have to deal with Qwest. Qwest's sales and tech support is a pain to deal with --- probably not worse than any of the other biggies, but that's not saying much.
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Review by ssm7
Posted: 5.8 years ago
member for 5.8 years, 1 visits, last login: 5.8 years ago
Olympia,Thurston,WA
$15 per month
"My connection speed is surprisinlgly fast, very friendly support team!"
"The connection is truly robust and highly dependable! The Zhonka team is the friendliest!"
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Just getting back on the net I ordered dial-up at $15.00 a month.
The home equipment was meager (1995 computer, 95' OS).
There were a few technical problems on my end, and I didn't think I would
get on the net.
Zhonka patiently worked through it with me getting me on right away!
Then, the email config on this equipment I have was weird and I couldn't get it to work.
Again, the friendly staff at Zhonka came through for me!
The connection for the equipment I have is surprisingly fast and super dependable!
-----"Zhonkafied Steve!"
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Review by darkmatter9
Posted: 8.9 years ago
member for 8.9 years, 14 visits, last login: 8.6 years ago
Milton,Pierce,WA
$25 per month (month by month)
about 60 days
CLEC party: Qwest
"Olywa did a great job, nothing but positive things to say."
"Qwest did their typical screwup job getting me installed, took forever as well."
"Olywa rocks"
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5 static IP's, no metering, ability to run servers (http, mail, ftp, etc...) and solid support make this a no-brainer. If you're in the south Puget Sound, check them out. Getting about 500/244, Cisco 675 in bridged mode has been fine.
Qwest on the other hand is obviously a necessary evil. They forced me to install a new line in order to qualify (primary line was multiplexed w/ two lines into my house), didn't show up twice, didn't bother giving me any explaination why, shipped the wrong equipment the first time, etc... Nothing good to say about them at all.
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Review by goosekirk
Posted: 9.9 years ago
member for 10.2 years, 2 visits, last login: 2.7 years ago
Olympia,Thurston,WA
 Business customer
$25 per month
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I don't have anything more to add than what's already been said. Olywa's simply the best, no two ways about it.
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Review by warped
Posted: 10 years ago
member for 10 years, 46 visits, last login: 47 days ago
Tacoma,Pierce,WA
Contract price not specified.
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Ordered 256k RADSL through USWest to OlyWa. Olywa offered 5 static IP's on a /29 subnet, with unlimited bandwidth for only $25 a month, USWest wanted $19.95 + $10/Gb a month for 1 dynamic IP caped at 1Gb/month in bandwidth and required you to reconnect every 12 hours for a new IP assignment.
USWorst took longer to connect my line than OlyWa did. Cisco 675 Router and 3Com 10/100 Etherlink NIC included with USWest installation fee of $180.
Since USWorst can't figure out how to limit line speed, my 256k DSL varies with the USWest hardware load, peaking around 640k/400k down/up but averages more like 400k/200k.
Still at only $25 a month for ISP and $30 for the DSL from USWorst, I'm more than getting my money's worth.
If you live in the Seattle area and are looking for DSL OlyWa via. USWest
is a cheap way to go.
- Nate
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