Yes I have 6.0 and Direct DSL cost $5 more per month than the similar speed plan with voice.
It would definitely be cheaper to buy your own. I've seen modems for as cheap as $7 at a flea market. Even for a nice netopia 3347 modem/router on ebay it'd be well under $75.
Yes I have 6.0 and Direct DSL cost $5 more per month than the similar speed plan with voice.
Correction: SAME speed.
And yes I don't know why the phone reps say that. But you're not the first person that I hear that experiance from.
I will tell you that ordering online, while mildly confusing, will get you what you want rather quickly with no added sales pitch. -- 09:F9:11:02:9D:74:E3:5B:D8:41:56:C5:63:56:88:C0