Anybody Else Have Qwest DSL?

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    Originally Posted By ecdc

    I switched from my beloved Comcast cable internet to Qwest DSL about two months ago and I want to repeatedly poke myself in the eye everyday I try and use it.

    I got the best version they offer which is, they claim, 3-5 megabits a second. I've gone to bandwidth test sites and never gotten above 1500mb, and it's usually around 800kb and as low as 350kb. It randomly cuts in and out and I'm literally rebooting the modem I bought from Qwest at least once a day.

    Any suggestions? Anyone else have it and as miserable as I am?
     
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    Originally Posted By RoadTrip

    I have Qwest DSL, and except for once when my DSL Modem went bad (which was replaced the day after I called), I've been very satisfied.

    Sorry you've had bad luck. Get on the help line and COMPLAIN!! They do seem to respond rather well.
     
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    Originally Posted By TomSawyer

    Hie thee to <a href="http://www.dslreports.com" target="_blank">http://www.dslreports.com</a>.
     
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    Originally Posted By ecdc

    Sweet link Tom. Thanks!

    I should add, although I'm by no means a tech expert, I'm no beginner, either. I have Norton Anti-Virus Corporate edition and do scans everynight. I run different firewalls at different times depending on what I'm downloading and I run spyware tests often with good results.

    I just don't get it! I did a speed test a few minutes ago and it came back at 160kb/s. No kidding. I did a hard reboot on the modem and then did a speed test and got 1320mb/s. Hey, I certainly don't expect the 5mb/s Qwest says can happen. But c'mon!
     
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    Originally Posted By ilvdland

    I have Qwest at home and Comcast at work - I see no difference. I truly believe it is your modem, because when I had my old modem (non-wireless) I had to do the same thing you did, constantly reboot at least once a day.

    I have never tested the speed of my Qwest service though, it seems fast enough to me.

    I have also heard that Norton in the worst thing for your computer, that it freezes it up. I am probably less of a tech expert than you ecdc, so I'm just going by what my computer geek friends have told me.......
     
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