[Tfug] Dilemma: Qwest or Comcast?

[euvitudo]

On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 6:54 PM, Bob Sanchez <bobthesanchez at gmail.com> wrote:
> Why not? Because there would be no IP service!

Heh...  "IP" service?  uh-huh  (/me laughs)


> In the case you mention, AOL is basically reselling Qwest service - they're
> obviously acting as the INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER.You're confusing
> pre-revolutionized AOL (with all the crap services they provided) with a
> company that provides IP. So you're either naive, or act totally oblivious
> in an effort to generate an argument.

Listen... when at my Mothers (as stated below), I do not require a connection
to AOL.  Furthermore, the IP address in my connection logs (e.g., SSH, HTTP,
etc.), are from a qwest.net address.  She pays no more for that--just the
Qwest DSL charge and the (useless) connection to AOL.


> Get a clue..

Obviously you did not read my email (I'll keep my email around below to
help you out).  Furthermore, you obviously did not read the conclusion
in this thread, in that Qwest allowed him to buy DSL service WITHOUT
an ISP.

In the case of my mother and the person who initiated the thread, their
ISP is Qwest, at no extra charge.

Cheers,

Phil





> Quoting euvitudo <euvitudo at gmail.com>:
>
> On Mon, May 5, 2008 at 1:52 PM, Jon <bigj at flatwan.net> wrote:
>  >
> >  DSL w/o an ISP?  That's like hooking up a  voice line up to a dead pair
> >  of copper wires.
>
> Yep.  Why not?
>
> My mother has AOL (I've tried to convince her to go elsewhere) as the ISP.
>
> When I get onto her network, my traffic goes nowhere near AOL.  It's all
> through Qwest.  (qwest.net)  In fact, they give her a static qwest IP
> address and DNS, etc., to setup her actiontec.  No extra charge.  So, tell
>  me again why I need an ISP?
>
>
> >  Qwest is the carrier but you'll need a host (AKA ISP) to host all your
> >  IP needs across that carrier.
>
> All my network needs can be satisfied through the many services out
>  there (free and non).  Furthermore, I can find a hosting provider for my
> web and email needs.  Now tell me why I *must* have an ISP?  Why can't
> qwest provide me an IP address and a DNS like they do my mother,
>  without the need to throw more money away at an ISP?
>
> Phil
>
>
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