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My 6 year old DSL modem is apparently dying. Turning the power on and off to the modem immediately brings it back for a while, but it is unreliable. I added on a router for a workstation and a hardwired network printing and an access point for wireless, but I would like to replace all of these pieces with a single unit. Requirements are compatibility with AT&T DSL, a hardwired network printer and workstation, and N and G wireless. Anyone have suggestions? Thanks.

I know I made a big deal of not having DSL here at the new house last week, but that's because that's what the phone company told me. Well, I am happy beyond description to report that I (and they) were wrong. I'm back with my old account, with only my location changed. Okay. You can all yell at and make fun of me now. I deserve it. But boy, am I glad to be here to see it!

Several users have written in to note that AT&T is sending out notifications that their terms of service have changed. The update includes a large number of things AT&T users need to be made aware of, including new language addressing AT&T's new cap and overage plans, mandatory binding arbitration, mandatory migrations from legacy DSL to AT&T U-Verse service, and even language giving AT&T the right to terminate your service should you get angry about any of these changes and take it out on an AT&T representative. The new TOS can be found here and acceptable use policy here, both designed...

License Plates for the Internet - The Blueprints for Obama's Assault on the Internet The report's recommendations emphasize taking away cybersecurity from DHS in order to create a special department to oversee cybersecurity. It recommends ending the division between civilian and national security systems. And calls for establishing "international norms" when it comes to the internet. And it focuses a good deal on identity verification, not just for Federal employees, but for ordinary Americans as well. The report urges a move away from passwords, and toward physical identity verification, via a device that would verify an individual's identity. And calls...

I live in an area which is not served by cable TV companies. That has limited the Internet access choices to either dial-up or sattelite. I currently have both, using dial-up on my MacOS9 and Hughesnet on the PCs. I have learned that DSL has suddenly been extended to my area by Verizon. Hughesnet is costing roughly $90.00/month for less than satisfactory service because of their "Fair Access Policy" and because towering thunderheads frequently block the sattelite signal. I could get Verizon DSL for about $30.00/month--and if the in-house networking goes right, I might even be able to ditch the...

Doom-filled warnings arrive from AT&T this week. The company says that without substantial investment in network infrastructure, the Internet will essentially run out of bandwidth in just two short years. Blame broadband, says AT&T. Decades of dealing with the trickle of bandwidth consumed by voice and dialup modems left AT&T twiddling its thumbs. The massive rise of DSL and cable modem service in the 2000s has had AT&T facing a monstrous increase in the volume of data transmissions. And that's set to increase another 50 times between now and 2015. That's enough, says AT&T, to all but crash the system....

NEW YORK (AP) - Qwest Communications International Inc. (Q) (Q) on Thursday introduced DSL plans with faster download speeds, including one that is the fastest DSL service from a major U.S. phone company. Qwest is charging $104.99 per month for a download speed of 20 megabits per second. For 12 mbps, it is charging $51.99 per month. The prices are $5 lower when combined with local phone service. The plans will be available in 23 of Qwest's top markets, the company said. By the end of the year, they will be available to 2 million customers. Download speeds on DSL,...

Excerpt - NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- AT&T Inc. (T) raised the price of its high-speed Internet service by $5 a month. The San Antonio telecommunications giant will raise rates for its bottom three tiers of DSL service in the 13 states which made up SBC Communications. The price for the lowest priced service - 768 kilobits per second - is now $20. The 1.5-megabit-per-second service is now $25, and the 3-mbps service is $30. The move comes after Chairman and Chief Executive Randall Stephenson said last month the softening economy was affecting its DSL service in certain markets. ~ snip...

AT&T has rolled out new Terms of Service for its DSL service that leave plenty of room for interpretation. From our reading of it, in concert with several others, what we see is a ToS that attempts to give AT&T the right to disconnect its own customers who criticize the company on blogs or in other online settings. In section 5 of its legal ToS, AT&T stipulates the following: " AT&T may immediately terminate or suspend all or a portion of your Service, any Member ID, electronic mail address, IP address, Universal Resource Locator or domain name used by you,...

NEW YORK -- Without any sort of fanfare, AT&T Inc. has started offering a broadband Internet service for $10 a month, half the price of its cheapest advertised plan. The DSL, or digital subscriber line, plan introduced Saturday is part of the concessions made by AT&T to the Federal Communications Commission to get its $86 billion acquisition of BellSouth Corp. approved last December. The $10 offer is available to customers in the 22-state AT&T service region, which includes former BellSouth areas, who have never had AT&T or BellSouth broadband, spokesman Michael Coe confirmed Monday. Local phone service and a one-year...

Excerpt - NEW YORK - Without any sort of fanfare, AT&T Inc. has started offering a broadband Internet service for $10 a month, half the price of its cheapest advertised plan. The DSL, or digital subscriber line, plan introduced Saturday is part of the concessions made by AT&T to the Federal Communications Commission to get its $86 billion acquisition of BellSouth Corp. approved last December. The $10 offer is available to customers in the 22-state AT&T service region, which includes former BellSouth areas, who have never had AT&T or BellSouth broadband, spokesman Michael Coe confirmed Monday. Local phone service and...

Best Buy Co. turned in disappointing third-quarter results on Tuesday as the battle to sell flat-panel TVs, MP3s and other hot electronic gadgets has slashed prices and cut into profit. the nation's largest home-electronics retailer said the "very competitive climate" -- plasma and LCD TV prices dropped 25% to 30% -- held its profit to $150 million, or 31 cents a share, up nearly 8% from last year's income of $138 million, or 28 cents a share, but short of Wall Street's expectations. That sent shares lower by 5% to $51.30. The total results were mixed compared with Wall Street's...

Here's my question for all the tech wizards in FreeperNation: Several of the broadband providers I have spoken with over the phone have told me that they will install broadband for $500 down and about $60 a month. WHAT'S THE $500 FOR? Does that pay for the modem or something? What if I already had the proper modem, that met their specifications...would they waive that fee, or what? I smell something funny, and it ain't carp...or flounder. Any help here would be greatly appreciated. Dial-up bites.

Hellooo... Is this thing on? Well, I guess it is, but not from inside the Redcloak Compound. Is anyone else having trouble connecting to websites using SBC (Now AT&T) as their ISP? I've been having trouble with their DNS server. I try to connect to sites, such as FreeRepublic, but never get past the lookup stage. So how am I posting, you ask? I'm not using SBC to do this; I'm using a VPN connection to my office box. It's connected via another ISP. This shows me two things: It's not the Internet connection per se that's giving me fits...

Fellow Americans, there comes a time every mans life when we must give up ourselves before we are worthy to recieve. There comes a time in this war on terror when in order to protect liberty, we have to give it up in the mean time for safty. That's right folks. Today, Americans have forsaken the creator for the creation and have decided that they would value our "civil liberties" than protecting western civilization and rich white people from the tender mercies of radical Islamic terrorists. Selfish liberals insist and whine that Bush has no right to spy on Americans...

AT&T (T) is slashing its monthly fee for high-speed Internet access to an all-time low: $12.99. The telecom company had been charging $14.95 a month for its lowest-priced digital subscriber line plan. The new deal, which goes into effect Friday, is aimed at customers who sign up online. It requires a one-year contract.

After reading all of the crap that people have been saying regarding Adult Private Social Clubs, I felt that I had to post an article and give my opinion. I am sick and tired of all the religous groups that are saying that there are drugs, prostitution, minors, non-consenting people, and just immoral people at these clubs! First of all, who do these people think they are to decide what is morally right or wrong for me? I believe that I have a good set of morals. I am a law abiding, tax paying citizen, I work full time and...

NEW YORK - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission announced on Friday that phone companies no longer have to share their Internet lines with rivals. The decision is a big win for phone companies such as SBC (nyse: SBC - news - people ) and Verizon Communications (nyse: VZ - news - people ), which no longer have to provide deep discounts to competitors, but a major setback for independent ISPs like EarthLink (nasdaq: ELNK - news - people ). In the past, phone companies were required by law to provide competitors with access to their lines. That meant independent Internet...

Imagine if your town decided to provide low-cost, high-speed Internet access much as it does other public services. Now picture your regional cable and DSL providers suing to stop your town from doing so. That's what happened to North Kansas City, Missouri, when it announced plans to build a fiber-optic network that would compete with local DSL provider SBC. Before North Kansas City could break ground on the project, cable giant Time Warner Cable asked a Missouri federal court to block the city's efforts. That came as bad news to local business owners like attorney Brian Hall, who was disappointed...

I am pretty sure Verizon DSL blocks/filters port 80. Anyone know this for a fact? Verizon tech supports claims they don't but having looked into it in detail with port scanners downloaded to my LAN (port 80 open including router/modem) and from the WAN (all ports including 80 BLOCKED) I think they do. Please comment if you have info.

I would like some feedback from FReepers regarding DSL. I presently have cable modem service and have been happy with it over the years. The only problem is that when it rains the service is often down which presents a huge problem since I use the service in my busines. Any FReepers' opinions who have had DSL and especially those who have had both DSL & cable modem would be appreciated. I was thinking I might get DSL as a backup...

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - An emerging wireless communications technology called WiMAX, which can blanket entire cities with high-speed Internet connections, will rival DSL and cable as the preferred way to connect homes and businesses to the Internet, Intel Corp. said on Tuesday. "I think that WiMAX could be to DSL and cable what cellular was to landline (phones) not too long ago," Intel President Paul Otellini said at a technical conference hosted by the Santa Clara, California-based company. Intel has begun shipping samples of WiMAX chips to customers and has committed to building WiMAX into its Centrino notebook computer chips...

I've finally had enough! I want DSL! SBC just canceled DSL for my town and it looks like no help in sight. They are in talks with an independant phone company for sale of East Texas C.O's, mine being one of them. I don't want satelite and I can't get cable DSL. I found DSLAM's for sale on EBay and I want to be the DSL provider for my town. I have 30 years experience with SBC, but have never worked on DSL stuff. Never even seen it in a C.O. I need to know what I need to buy...

<p>ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (Reuters) — President Bush Friday urged affordable high-speed Internet access be available to all Americans by 2007 and that they have several choices for the service known as broadband.</p> <p>"We ought to have universal, affordable access to broadband technology by the year 2007," Bush said in a speech in Albuquerque, New Mexico. "And then we ought to make sure that as soon as possible thereafter consumers have plenty of choices..."</p>

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (Reuters) - President Bush (news - web sites) on Friday proposed 2007 as the goal for universal availability of high-speed Internet access to keep America competitive and innovative. Speaking at length on the subject for the first time since August 2002, Bush discussed broadband while highlighting home ownership in the critical state of New Mexico -- a state he narrowly lost in the 2000 presidential election. "We ought to have universal, affordable access to broadband technology by the year 2007," Bush said. "And then we ought to make sure as soon as possible thereafter consumers have plenty...

I have dsl service and I like it. I would like to know what is the best router to use so I could connect my notebook to my dsl service. Basically what I'm looking for is the best wireless network router.

<p>One of the more enduring Internet hoaxes is the chain letter claiming that the government has an e-mail tax in the works. Well, if Congress doesn't extend the Internet tax moratorium before it expires at the end of this week, the e-mail tax could soon cease to be an urban legend.</p>

The brewing war over broadband By Jim Hu Staff Writer, CNET News.com Story last modified October 13, 2003, 12:00 PM PDT A legal decision striking down a key definition of cable broadband as an information service could signal tougher regulation for the high-speed Internet access industry. Last week's decision by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco takes direct aim at the Federal Communications Commission, which has long shielded the cable industry from government regulation. News.context What's new: If not overturned, a ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals would subject cable broadband to more...

Loral Space & Communications Ltd. , which filed for bankruptcy in July as part of an agreement to sell six satellites, said one of these satellites malfunctioned Friday morning, becoming, at least temporarily, inoperable. Loral, which agreed to sell the six satellites aimed at North America to Intelsat Ltd. for up to $1.1 billion in cash, said Telstar 4 suffered a short circuit of its primary power system. Loral and Lockheed Martin Corp. the craft's builder, are evaluating the problem to determine if the Telstar 4 can be repaired. Telstar 4 is insured for $141 million, Loral said. Most customers...

Computer scientists at Rice University say the Internet is developing wrinkles. So they're proposing, along with colleagues at other universities, to radically overhaul America's Internet infrastructure, from the backbones that transport data around the world, to conduits into homes. To jump-start the process the National Science Foundation awarded $7.5 million Wednesday to several academic institutions, including Rice, to develop technologies 2,000 times faster than dial-up and up to 250 times faster than DSL or cable modems. And they want to bring this ultra high speed to 100 million homes. "We need to take the next step," said Ed Knightly, an...

SAN FRANCISCO and LOS ANGELES, July 24 /PRNewswire/ -- A group of Internet service providers have filed a lawsuit against SBC Communications in federal court under the Sherman Antitrust Act and California Unfair Business Practices statutes. This is the first time an antitrust case has been brought by independent ISPs against the giant Texas-based phone company. According to the suit, SBC is using its "last mile" monopoly against its broadband competitors to put them in an illegal "price squeeze." The company, which monopolizes in excess of 80% of the DSL market, will be called upon to defend its policy...

I use Charter Pipeline, and I'm pretty much satisfied... What's your choice/opinion??? One of these is my link to the world.

Front Door | Perspectives | Search | One Week View http://www.news.com Netizens, prepare to pay moreBy Declan McCullaghJune 9, 2003, 4:00 AM PThttp://news.com.com/2010-1071-1014229.html If you own a cable modem, expect a substantial increase in your monthly rates if a proposal currently before the Federal Communications Commission goes forward.The FCC is considering levying an additional tax of up to 9.1 percent on the revenue of cable modem providers. In theory, a cable provider is not required to pass the tax increase along to customers, but in practice, companies tend to do just that. EarthLink said last week that it would raise prices because of digital subscriber...

NEW YORK - It may be the best news the high-tech industry has seen all year: This morning Verizon Communications laid out the details of its plan to slash prices, increase speeds and reach more customers with high-speed Internet access--moves which could invigorate the relatively torpid U.S. broadband market. High prices and lagging speeds have been the two primary reasons that America's use of broadband lags well behind global leaders such as Canada and South Korea. Silicon Valley groups such as Technet say the slow U.S. rollout has crippled many bandwith-hungry technologies and left the U.S. telecom industry drowning...

<p>SBC Internet subscribers have been swamping me with calls and e-mail lately, complaining about the company's heavy-handed tactics in forcing a switch to the new high-speed SBC Yahoo service.</p> <p>"It looks like I've been left with no choice at all," said Carla Ruff, a San Francisco publishing consultant. "Is this legal?"</p>

WASHINGTON, Feb 20 (Reuters) - The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday voted to exempt new high-speed communications networks from requirements that they be shared with competitors, a move aimed at encouraging investment in bringing fast Internet access to consumers. The FCC also decided that existing copper lines need only be shared with competitors if high-speed Internet providers are prepared to offer voice services as well. The decision could favor established local telephone companies like BellSouth Corp. (BLS) and hurt independent broadband providers like Covad Communications Group Inc. (COVD) , which do not currently offer voice service.

DSL Prime News: The Inside Source A leak from the FCC says a deal on line sharing has been reached because the RBOCs are about to build fiber, and therefore no longer hate sharing their outdated copper networks. "The Bells are about to build fiber, and that explains the coming FCC decisions." -- Leak from the top of the FCC Powell is apparently cutting a private deal with Seidenberg and Whitacre. He will give them less competition, and they will promise to build out a fiber or VDSL network. Powell hopes to change a public relations disaster into a...

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- Hughes Electronics Corp.'s DirecTV Broadband unit will close its high-speed Internet service business in an effort to strengthen profitability and efficiency. Hughes, which provides digital television, entertainment and broadband services under the DirecTV name, on Friday said the action will result in a fourth-quarter charge of between $100 million and $150 million to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, or Ebitda. General Motors Corp.'s Hughes unit acquired Cupertino, Calif.-based DirecTV Broadband in April 2001 and currently serves 160,000 customers with its DirecTV DSL service. The company reiterated its full-year guidance, excluding items. In October,...

Right now I am using a Dialup modem to access the Internet. Earlier this year my ISP, Earthlink, notified me that they would give me free DSL installation plus a service charge of $29.95 per month. The catch was that after 6 months, the monthly DSL rate would go up to $49.95 per month. As tempted as I was by DSL, I held off in the hopes that the rate would go lower. Then this past week I got another message from Earthlink: Free DSL installation and only $21.95 per month. That rate is definitely very attractive but the catch...

A clip: “Broadband Internet access via cable modem is not subject to the same Soviet-style regulatory constraints placed on Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) providers like AT&T, SBC and Verizon. These constraints, placed on DSL providers by the idiotic Telecommunications Act of 1996, forced their networks to share their infrastructure and provide 'open access' to their less well-funded competitors. In essence, if SBC spent $100 billion to build a DSL network that blankets the whole of the United States, a guy with some company letterhead that reads 'BubbaTel' in Hope, Arkansas would legally be able to charge his customers to use...

I'm getting ready to sign up for DSL and would like to know what experience anyone has had with the service from Pac Bell or DirectTV DSL, the 2 that i'm considering.