Verizon DSL

[Dan Jenkins]

K. Hergenrother wrote:
> I'm currently using att.net for my ISP over dialup through Comcast 
> digital phone service.  To keep the story short, it looks like the least 
> expensive high speed service I can get is to switch to a Verizon bundle 
> of local, long distance, and DSL.  Reading their literature they look 
> like a Microsoft house.  I think their ISP is MSN.  I probably will have 
> Windows on my network for my wife.  Has anyone any experience with 
> Verizon DSL?  I wonder what happens when Mozilla tries to sign onto MSN.

You do not need to use any of the Verizon software. Just get a router 
which supports PPPoE. To activate service, you coul duse their
software on a Windows/Internet Explorer box. I've simply called up their
tech support and had them verbally give me the username & password for
PPPoE. I believe you can do it from their web site as well.

The few times I've tried to use their software for hookup I've had
difficulty. In one case, the computer never booted again and it
required a operating system reinstall for Windows. Twice it ate the
TCP/IP stack as far as I could tell. Try to avoid it if you can.
It is possible they've improved it. I doubt it could have gotten
worse.

I've seen the "MSN included" note with Verizon DSL. I always presumed
it was merely membership for webmail and such. Verizon runs its own
mail servers and such. I see no connection with MSN other than they
bundle a free membership, which you can ignore. I've never used MSN
nor needed it with Verizon DSL.

Their connectivity has been adequate.

Have you checked whether you can get MV's DSL/V service where you are?
They provide their service over Verizon lines. Of course, they would be
more expensive, which may eliminate them. Visit http://www.mv.net to
check availability and rates. I believe they are running a special now.

I've had excellent experiences with MV. They are OS-agnostic and
technically quite sound.

Good luck.

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Dan Jenkins (dan at rastech.com)
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