armen30
join:2007-08-13
Farmington, MI
| DSL Modem Just switching my telephone and DSL service from Caviler to AT&T. The phone was switched this morning and the DSL is supposed to be switched over by 8pm tonight. The DSL modem will not arrive for another 3-5 days. Here are my questions.
1. Could I use the modem I currently have to get DSL service once it's turned on? It's the modem I got with Talk America before they switched to Cavalier. Or is the AT&T modem special?
2. With AT&T will my set up change in any way? Currently all of my computers are wireless. I have the modem connected to a belkin wireless router, just plug and play no issues. With AT&T will my set up change at all? Can I just hook up the modem when it comes and start browsing???
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 NormanS
Premium,MVM
join:2001-02-14
San Jose, CA
 ·Pacific Bell - SBC
| Re: DSL Modem If you can configure your modem to G.dmt, VPI/VCI at 0/35, and ATM encapsulation at LLC, you should be able to use the modem you currently have. Also, some older Alcatel modems were configured on the outer (Line 2) pair of conductors on the RJ-11 plug. You may need to adapt to that.
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 | armen30
join:2007-08-13
Farmington, MI | Re: DSL Modem How would I do that?
Thanks. | |
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| | NormanS
Premium,MVM
join:2001-02-14
San Jose, CA
·Pacific Bell - SBC
| Re: DSL Modem said by armen30  :How would I do that? It depends upon the modem. You need to be able to access a configuration page. Might be HTTP, might be Telnet. I don't know about all modems out there; only had a Westell WireSpeed B90-36R516, and replaced it with a SpeedStream 4100 later.
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TheDuck
join:2003-06-22
Eastlake, OH | Re: DSL Modem The obvious thing to do is give the modem type and version So answers can be for the specific modem inst of wags.... | |
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armen30
join:2007-08-13
Farmington, MI | Don't know if this helps or not but the modem that I have was able to handle a speed of 6mbps. | |
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armen30
join:2007-08-13
Farmington, MI | I'm at work right now and the best I can tell you is that it's a modem I received from Talk America last summer. I'll have to check it when I get home and see if there's any info listed on it. | |
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gdm
Premium,MVM
join:2001-06-15
Mchenry, IL
clubs: | Not to get your hopes up and unless things have changed. Once you come back to AT&T usually it's 5 more business days before your DSL will go live.
At least that's the way it's typically done. | |
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armen30
join:2007-08-13
Farmington, MI
| Well we started the process to switch over early last week. Like I said a Telephone tech came to the house and switched the phone over this morning. Then I called Customer support to find out when the DSL would be connected. They said by 8pm tonight. I'll try not to get my hopes up though, may not matter until I get the modem anyway? | |
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gdm
Premium,MVM
join:2001-06-15
Mchenry, IL
clubs: | Re: DSL Modem Hopefully CS was correct. Depending on the mode and access to it's interface you should be able to configure it. If not then you wait for the modem like you said. | |
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armen30
join:2007-08-13
Farmington, MI
| Yes! It's the black/blue one!
Called AT&T last night to see if I'd be connected by 8pm.
"No, that takes about a week once we've switched your line over." Grrrrrrrrrr!
Great, no web for a week. Hope that they're better than Cavalier in the end, they were just awful. | |
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armen30
join:2007-08-13
Farmington, MI | For the heck of it even though the modem should arrive around the same time as my service goes live. Has anyone been able to use the Paradyne modem with there AT&T service?
Couldn't hurt to have a spare. | |
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wayjac
Premium,MVM
join:2001-12-22
Indy | Re: DSL Modem I think it will work with at&t yahoo hsi.
Have you ever used the modems web interface?
What type of connection did you have with Talk America / Cavalier?
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armen30
join:2007-08-13
Farmington, MI | Nope, never used the web interface for it. I just had to plug it in and it worked.
I had a 6mbps DSL connection, the highest one they offered. | |
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wayjac
Premium,MVM
join:2001-12-22
Indy | Re: DSL Modem If you're willing hook the modem to a computer
Look at the properties for the lan connection the modem is connected to.
Does it have a IP address and default gateway?
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| | armen30
join:2007-08-13
Farmington, MI | Re: DSL Modem When I get home I can do that.
Anything else to look for? | |
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wayjac
Premium,MVM
join:2001-12-22
Indy
·AT&T Midwest
| Re: DSL Modem If after connecting the modem to a computer, if the computer gets a IP address and other TCP/IP info, that may indicate that the modem is not a bridge modem.
Since you're a new subscriber you should review this FAQ it will give you a overview of setting up a new account.
How do I register a username and password for my new account?
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armen30
join:2007-08-13
Farmington, MI
| That's the set up to get my DSL working?
Once that's all set up will I be able to hook up the modem (lets say from at&t for now) directly to my belkin wireless router without having it attached to my computer?
It's funny when I had a cable modem and Talk America/Cavalier all you needed to do was hook the modem up to the phone line and then hook into the router. Never used any install discs before. I'm gonna miss those days. | |
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wayjac
Premium,MVM
join:2001-12-22
Indy
·AT&T Midwest
| Re: DSL Modem said by armen30 :Once that's all set up will I be able to hook up the modem (lets say from at&t for now) directly to my belkin wireless router without having it attached to my computer? Yes, you'll have three options for connecting the modem and router.
said by armen30 :When I had a cable modem and Talk America/Cavalier all you needed to do was hook the modem up to the phone line and then hook into the router. Can you explain that in more detail?.... You just said you needed a cable modem and a dsl modem with Talk America/Cavalier.
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armen30
join:2007-08-13
Farmington, MI
| Doesn't matter anymore. Called AT&T to get a rough date as to when we'd get our modem and service up and running. We were then told that they couldn't offer us the Elite package which we were told we could get in the first place. Seems every time we call them we get some different answer.
Called the Cable company and there gonna show up Thursday to test our line, since we had problems before and that's why we left them. Hopefully there service is solid cause we're out of options now.
I do find it strange that Talk America/Cavalier could offer 6mbps where at&t could only offer 1.5 to 3.0? | |
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| psx_defector
join:2001-06-09
Allen, TX
| Re: DSL Modem said by armen30 :I do find it strange that Talk America/Cavalier could offer 6mbps where at&t could only offer 1.5 to 3.0? Different rules and/or better information.
For example, my home according to CPSOS, the AT&T prequal tool, says I'm 9600 feet out on an RT. That was good enough for 6 Mbps service when I moved in over 3 years ago. But since it was marginal, I downgraded to 3 Mbps. Now when I rerun it, I only show 3 Mbps available to me.
Covad, OTOH, would offer me 6 Mbps for my loop for the longest time. Covad only runs DSL through a CO, which would have been about 18K feet out per CPSOS. Well over what I should be able to get. I reran the Covad prequal tool recently, and I couldn't even get DSL.
AT&T is looking for stability on their loops. Not because they want to keep it up for you, because a stable loop is an easier to maintain loop. What kind of customer is cheaper, one who calls in all the time or one who doesn't call in at all? | |
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