On Saturday 29 September 2001 06:30, Paul Rech wrote: > 1) What exactly do I have to get from Qworst? Do they string a new > line? MOnthly service contract, and if your phone lines are okay, then they "might" be able to. However, when I had ISDN I had to get a new wire dropped as both of my copper pairs were taken by phone lines. You need to provide the connection device: ie. modem. Can I use my current phone line? Do I have to pay them a monthly fee in addition to the ISP? See above about the line. They can/should test it for you. $70+ a month line charge is what I was paying w/o the ISP charge. > 2) Is it really faster. I don't mind paynig extra if I get 128K, but > I don't see any mention of that on the > Qworst site. Just 64K. Can only certain locations get 128K and the > rest get 64K? > The ISP web pages quote 64/128K prices but is it as simple as paying > more to get the 128K? > Or does my phone line need to checked? Where I am located, I was able to get a max connection of about 115 instead of 128. I believe that is the tops for qwest. Depending upon how far out you live, you may only get 64k. If it's too far, you may not get it at all. > > 3) Is any old ISDN modem adeqaute for dial-up service? > Some are $200, some are $300. What is $300 buying me? > There is a $195 USR ISDN modem at mwave.com. Says its the replacement > for the > 3COM Impact IQ modem, which seemed to be quite populare on google. > That would seem to be enough, no? > I just want to surf and download. I'd recommend a router first, then an external serial device. Try to avoid an internal ISDN card. > > 4) Any other costs I'm overlooking? Umm, can't say it here. But needless to say it involves Vaseline....