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Barsoom
Premium,MVM
join:2002-12-08
Reno, NV
| Re: Unbundled but contracted Do you mean switching to a dry line DSL instead of unbundling? If so, I thought the only dry line plan that required a 1 year contract was Basic and that the other plans were mandatory contract free? I wonder if you could even get a contract with some sort of bonus feature, e.g. discount, free modem, etc., on them if you requested one? | |
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wayjac
Premium,MVM
join:2001-12-22
Indy
 ·AT&T Midwest
| Re: Unbundled but contracted "unbundled loop" is the phrase the phone company used for dsl without phone service years ago.
There is a dsl direct basic package 768/384 (dry loop) priced at $19.95 with a one year term
There is also a lineshared basic package 768/384 priced at $19.95 with no term
Since you still have att voice service I think you purchased the lineshared basic package and that may or may not get disconnected when you end the voice service | |
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wayjac
Premium,MVM
join:2001-12-22
Indy | Re: Unbundled but contracted The only dsl direct package that requires a 1 year term is the basic package
dsl direct express, pro and elite packages are "no term required" | |
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ctceo
Premium
join:2001-04-26
South Bend, IN
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1 edit | Hearing me talk about the MJ a lot recently, and my friend having told us he got one prompted my GF to buy a MJ yesterday. After having set it up, which took all of say 15 minutes to get right. It seems ok, for what it was worth ~$35.00 + tax.
Right off I had a bit of a problem getting the intended PC to even see it. I plugged it in, it flashed a blue LED inside the MJ then nothing happened. I let it sit there for about 4 or 5 minutes, still nothing. I unplugged it, restarted the system, and plugged it back into the same USB port and viola it recognized, took about 3 minutes to do it's installation of a USB CD & HD device and to complete it's auto-update/install process, after filling out a brief application (about another 7 minutes) I was up and running with a local number.
Pros:
Price, Features & a simple install (excusing the initial glitch of course)
Cons:
Doesn't work well with sub-1.5 mb DSL packages or when you are using up bandwidth elsewhere. 3-Way calling feature is set up differently then the standard analog phone, as a result it's a bit cumbersome to use. Doesn't play nice with fax machines either. It's Popup ad window is a bit intrusive, and can be downright annoying when playing games, but is easily remedied by using fast user switching, and giving it it's own account.
Overall a NEUTRAL rating of 2.5 of 5 for this one, but lemme use it for a month or three then get back with you, since I only just installed it yesterday.
BTW,
I have yet to call AT&T to cancel my analog service, I'll likely hold off on that for a few weeks, just to be sure the service is stable.
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